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

From Barron's • Feb. 26, 2026

Inside our operations room in Ramallah, time slowed to something unbearable.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 15, 2026

Christina Hilana, a 27-year-old Palestinian from a village near Ramallah in the West Bank called the experience "very moving".

From Barron's • Oct. 18, 2025

As prisoners exited a Red Cross bus in Ramallah, many draped in traditional Keffiyeh scarves, they were met by raucous cheers - but many looked pale and gaunt, with some struggling to walk.

From BBC • Oct. 13, 2025

This is what takes me from Ramallah to Birzeit.

From "Tasting the Sky" by Ibtisam Barakat

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