Ramallah

British  

/ rəˈmælə /

noun

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

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Example Sentences

"You know a huge amount of our effort is spent negotiating for the smallest crumbs, like a crossing to reopen or a few litres of fuel. So, progress towards recovery is limited and almost not there, really," says Bushra Khalidi, Policy Lead for Oxfam, based in Ramallah.

From BBC

The film is set in a Red Crescent call center in Ramallah and centers the 70-minute phone recording of Hind’s pleas for help as she waits with her family in a trapped car for emergency responders.

From Los Angeles Times

In the nearby West Bank city of Ramallah, 15 kilometres north of Jerusalem, Palestinians mostly carried on with life as usual, with markets in full swing and conversations only occasionally interrupted by overhead blasts.

From Barron's

"I'm trying to go to Jenin, but all the checkpoints are closed. The attack happened in an instant -- we are trapped here", Rajwa Atatra, who had come to Ramallah from the northern city of Jenin to visit her brother, told AFP.

From Barron's

He first visited Israel as prime minister in 2017, later travelling separately to Ramallah.

From Barron's