Palestinian Authority

[ pal-uhs-tin-ee-uhnuh-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.

  • Also called Pal·es·tin·i·an Na·tion·al Au·thor·i·ty [pal-uhs-tin-ee-uhn nash-uh-nluh-thawr-i-tee, uh-thor-i-tee, nash-nuhl] /ˌpæl əsˈtɪn i ən ˈnæʃ ə nl əˌθɔr ɪ ti, əˌθɒr ɪ ti, ˈnæʃ nəl/ .

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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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