Ramallah

British

/ rəˈmælə /

noun

a town in the West Bank, serving as headquarters of the Palestinian National Authority. Pop: 51 000 (2005 est)

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Al-Mughayyir, near Ramallah, has seen repeated settler attacks.

From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2026

"When we talk about Fatah, we're talking about the backbone of the Palestinian national movement, at least since the 1960s," says political analyst, Xavier Abu Eid, in Ramallah.

From BBC ● May 15, 2026

Nahed al-Hilou, a Gaza businessman now living in Ramallah, is equally afraid of leaving the central West Bank city he moved to from Tel Aviv after the war broke out.

From Barron's ● May 9, 2026

Months after his 2017 visit to Israel, Modi travelled to Ramallah, seat of the Palestinian Authority.

From Barron's ● Feb. 25, 2026

And I will record details to give to my mother in order to avoid her wrath—if Ramallah is not really gone.

From "Tasting the Sky" by Ibtisam Barakat

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