Palestinian Authority

[pal-uhs-tin-ee-uhn uh-thawr-i-tee, uh-thor-i-tee]

noun

1. a governing body, established in 1994, having partial administrative control over Palestinian areas of the West Bank and also claiming authority over the Gaza Strip.

Palestinian Authority

1. A legal entity, established in 1994, by which Palestinians govern the parts of the Gaza Strip and West Bank that are not attached to Israel. Although divided on several issues, the leadership of the Palestinian Authority is committed to the establishment of a Palestinian state, which, it expects, will grow out of the Palestinian Authority. (See Yasir Arafat, Oslo Accord.)

Example Sentences

The Palestinian Authority's foreign ministry said it welcomed the UAE's position.

From BBC

Smotrich said Palestinians would "continue to manage their own lives, in the immediate future in the same way that this is done today through the Palestinian Authority, and later through regional civilian management alternatives".

From BBC

The ban’s intent, Rubio wrote, was to hold the Palestinian Authority, the formal leadership for Palestinians in Gaza and the West Bank, “accountable for not complying” with its “commitments” to act like “partners for peace,” notably its failure to “repudiate terrorism—including the Oct. 7 massacre.”

From Slate

Israel in turn revoked the visas of Australian representatives to the Palestinian Authority, the internationally-backed governing body of the Palestinians, which is based in the West Bank.

From BBC

US consular officers were told to refuse non-immigrant visas to "all otherwise eligible Palestinian Authority passport holders", the communication was quoted as saying.

From BBC