Outline of the Palestinian territories

The Palestinian territories or Occupied Palestinian Territory are two conventional name used, among others, to describe the territories of the West Bank, East Jerusalem and the Gaza Strip, which were designated as the jurisdiction of the Palestinian Authority in the Palestinian-Israeli agreement of 13 September 1993.[1] Occasionally these territories are also referred to as Palestine, which creates some ambiguity with the term Palestine as a geographic region between the Mediterranean Sea and the Jordan River, and various adjoining lands.[2]

The final status of the Palestinian territories and their final boundaries are two issues that have been subject to deep dispute within the context of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. The names and terminology used to describe the territory or locations within its current boundaries are also often disputed. In the Palestinian National Charter, the Palestinian homeland is defined as the territory of British Mandate Palestine (excluding Transjordan).[3] The State of Israel was established as a national homeland for the Jews in approximately three-quarters of this territory in May 1948, amid the 1948 Arab-Israeli war. The remaining quarter, comprising the Gaza Strip and the West Bank (including what is now known as East Jerusalem), were occupied by Egypt and by Jordan, and later by Israel during the 1967 Six Day War.

The Palestinian people, including the Palestinian diaspora, have been represented before the international community by the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) since its establishment in 1964. In November 1988, the Palestinian National Council (PNC), the parliament-in-exile of the PLO proclaimed the establishment of the State of Palestine, diplomatically recognized by several tens of countries.[4] Deviating from the usual criteria governing the classic definition of a state or country, the precise boundaries of Palestine have yet to be determined and full autonomy has yet to be secured.[5][6] The Palestinian National Authority, established pursuant to the Oslo Accords, is an interim administrative body responsible for governance in population Palestinian centers in the West Bank and Gaza Strip until final status negotiations are concluded.[7]

The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to the Palestinian territories:

Contents

General reference

Geography of the Palestinian territories

  • Total: 466 km (290 mi)
 Israel 358 km (222 mi)
 Jordan 97 km (60 mi)
 Egypt 11 km (6.8 mi)

Environment of the Palestinian territories

Natural geographic features of the Palestinian territories

Regions of the Palestinian territories

Ecoregions of the Palestinian territories

Administrative divisions of the Palestinian territories

Administrative divisions of the Palestinian National Authority

Demography of the Palestinian territories

Government and politics of the Palestinian territories

Main article: Government of the Palestinian territories and Politics of the Palestinian territories

Branches of the government of the Palestinian territories

Executive branch of the PLO

Executive branch of the PNA

Legislative branches of the government of the Palestinian territories

Judicial branch of the government of the Palestinian territories

Foreign relations of the Palestinian National Authority

Palestine and the United Nations

International organization membership

Palestine is a member in a number of international organizations. In others, it enjoys affiliation in a lesser capacity or under another designation (such as PLO or Occupied Palestinian Territory). In the list below, if the membership is not full or not for the state of Palestine, the type and name of affiliation is denoted in parentheses.

International aid to the Palestinian territories

International solidarity movements

Law and order in the Palestinian territories

Military of the Palestinian territories

Paramilitary forces of the PNA

Irregular Palestinian forces

Israeli military and intelligence forces

International civilian forces

Local government in the Palestinian territories

History of Palestine

Main article: History of Palestine, Timeline of the history of Palestine, and Current events of Palestine

Palestinian culture

Art in the Palestinian territories

Sports and leisure in the Palestinian territories

Economy and infrastructure of the Palestinian territories

Education in the Palestinian territories

Books on the Palestinian territories

See also

Palestine portal
Southwest Asia portal

References

  1. ^ Paragraph IV of the 1993 Declaration of Principles, which is part of the Oslo Accords, full text on the BBC News website.
  2. ^ "The Palestine Exploration Fund". The Palestine Exploration Fund. http://www.pef.org.uk/oldsite/Paldef.htm. Retrieved 2008-04-04. 
  3. ^ Said and Hitchens, 2001, p. 199.
  4. ^ There are contradicting reports about the actual number ranging from 67 [1] to about 100
  5. ^ Forji Amin George (June 2004). "Is Palestine a State?". Expert Law. http://www.expertlaw.com/library/international_law/palestine.html. Retrieved 2008-04-04. 
  6. ^ Milton-Edwards, 2008, p. 5.
  7. ^ a b Martijn Schoonvelde (26 June 2009). "Palestinian Territories". http://www.europeanforum.net/country/palestinian_territories. Retrieved 2009-07-26. 
  8. ^ Sela and Ma'oz, 1997, p. 16.

Bibliography

External links

Wikimedia Atlas of Palestine

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