Palestine National Authority — noun combines the Gaza Strip and the West Bank under a political unit with limited autonomy and a police force; created in 1993 by an agreement between Israel and the PLO • Syn: ↑Palestinian National Authority, ↑Palestine Authority • Hypernyms:… … Useful english dictionary
PALESTINE LIBERATION ORGANIZATION — (PLO), Palestinian organization founded in May 1964 at a Palestinian Congress held in East Jerusalem (then under Jordanian rule) following intensive efforts of Ahmad al Shuqeiri, until then the representative of the Palestinian Arabs in the… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
PALESTINE — PALESTINE, one of the names of the territory of the southern Levant known as the Land of israel and much later as the Holy Land. The name Palestine was originally an adjective derived from Heb. פְּלֶׂשֶת, Peleshet (Isa 14:29, 31; see also Prst or … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Palestine Sunbird — Male Palestine Sunbird in Kiryat Ono, Israel Conservation status … Wikipedia
Palestine National Authority — Palestine Na|tion|al Au|thor|i|ty Palestinian National Authority the government of the Palestinian people, which controls Gaza and part of the West Bank area of Israel … Dictionary of contemporary English
Palestine Liberation Organization — P.L.O. and PLO redirect here. For Pot Limit Omaha, a variant of Poker, see Omaha hold em#Pot limit Omaha. Palestine Liberation Organization منظمة التحرير الفلسطينية Leader Mahmo … Wikipedia
Palestine — /pal euh stuyn / for 1, 2; /pal euh steen / for 3, n. 1. Also called Holy Land. Biblical name, Canaan. an ancient country in SW Asia, on the E coast of the Mediterranean. 2. a former British mandate (1923 48) comprising part of this country,… … Universalium
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Palestine Democratic Union — Infobox Political Party party name = Palestine Democratic Union colorcode = #008000 party leader = Saleh Ra fat foundation = 1990 founder = Yasser Abd Rabbo ideology = Progressive Democratic socialism, Palestinian nationalism headquarters =… … Wikipedia
Palestine Police Force — The Palestine Police Force was a British colonial police service established in Palestine on 1 July, 1920,Sinclair, 2006.] when High Commissioner Herbert Samuel s civil administration took over responsibility for security from General Allenby s… … Wikipedia