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Palestinian Authority

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.)

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Palermo, Palestine, Palestine Liberation Organization, Palestinian, Palestinian Administered Territories, Palestinian Authority, Palestinian National Authority, palestra, Palestrina, paletot, palette
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