Palestinian National Authority

Palestinian National Authority - Violence against civilians. The Palestinian Human Rights Monitoring Group reports everyday disagreements and clashes between the various political factions, families and cities that a complete picture of Palestinian society is painted. These divisions have during the course of the al Aqsa Intifada also led to an increasingly violent ‘Intrafada’. In the 10 year period from 1993 to ...

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Palestinian National Authority, Palestinian National Authority - Officials, Palestinian National Authority - Political parties and elections, Palestinian National Authority - Politics and Internal structure, Palestinian National Authority - Current events, Palestinian National Authority - Finances, Palestinian National Authority - Use of European Union assistance, Palestinian National Authority - Payments to Palestinian prisoners in Israeli prisons, Palestinian National Authority - Allegations of lawlessness in Palestinian areas, Palestinian National Authority - Violence against civilians, Palestinian National Authority - Violence against officials, Palestinian National Authority - Footnotes

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Palestinian National Authority - Violence against civilians. The Palestinian Human Rights Monitoring Group reports everyday disagreements and clashes between the various political factions, families and cities that a complete picture of Palestinian society is painted. These divisions have during the course of the al Aqsa Intifada also led to an increasingly violent ‘Intrafada’. In the 10 year period from 1993 to ...

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Palestinian National Authority, Palestinian National Authority - Officials, Palestinian National Authority - Political parties and elections, Palestinian National Authority - Politics and Internal structure, Palestinian National Authority - Current events, Palestinian National Authority - Finances, Palestinian National Authority - Use of European Union assistance, Palestinian National Authority - Payments to Palestinian prisoners in Israeli prisons, Palestinian National Authority - Allegations of lawlessness in Palestinian areas, Palestinian National Authority - Violence against civilians, Palestinian National Authority - Violence against officials, Palestinian National Authority - Footnotes

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A total of 94 countries fully recognize the Palestinian Authority, and eleven more grant some form of diplomatic status to a Palestinian delegation, falling short of full diplomatic recognition. [2] The following are listed in alphabetical order by region. State of Palestine - Africa. Algeria, Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Djibouti, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Ga ...

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State of Palestine, State of Palestine - States that recognize the State of Palestine, State of Palestine - Africa, State of Palestine - Americas, State of Palestine - Asia, State of Palestine - Europe, State of Palestine - Mid-East, State of Palestine - Oceania, State of Palestine - States granting special diplomatic status, State of Palestine - UN Representation

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Head of state or chief of state is the generic term for the individual or collective office which serves as the chief public representative of monarchic or republican nation-state, federation, commonwealth or any other political state. His or her role generally includes personifying the continuity and legitimacy of the state and exercising the political powers, functions and duties granted ...

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• Head of state - Constitutional models
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• Head of state - Parliamentary system
• Head of state - Non-executive heads of state
• Head of state - Complications with categorisation
• Head of state - Roles of the head of state
• Head of state - Symbolic role
• Head of state - Chief diplomatic officer
• Head of state - Chief executive officer
• Head of state - Chief appointments officer
• Head of state - Legislative roles
• Head of state - Supreme commander of the military
• Head of state - Summoning and dissolving the legislature
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• Head of state - Selection and various types and styles of Heads of state
• Head of state - Legitimacy & Term in office
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Since the failure of the Camp David Accords in the summer of 2000, many acts of militancy were committed by individuals, militant Palestinian groups, and members of the Palestinian Authority against Israeli civilians. This is a partial chronology of actions resulting in deaths during the al-Aqsa Intifada: 2000 - 2001 - 2002 - 2003 - 2004 - 2005 Prior acts of Palestinian militancy are omitted from this page. See Militancy against Israel before 2000. Terrorism against Israel - Early history. ...

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• Terrorism against Israel - Early history
• Terrorism against Israel - After 1967
• Terrorism against Israel - The First Intifada
• Terrorism against Israel - The Palestinian Authority
• Terrorism against Israel - The al-Aqsa Intifada
• Terrorism against Israel - Discussion of terrorism against Israel during the al-Aqsa Intifada

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Yasser Arafat (Arabic: ياسر عرفات‎) (August 4 or August 24, 1929 – November 11, 2004), born Mohammed Abdel-Raouf Arafat al-Qudwa al-Husseini (محمد عبد الرؤوف القدوة الحسيني) and also known by the kunya Abu `Ammar (أبو عمّار), was Chairman of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) (1969–2004); President1 of the Palestinian National Authority (PNA) (1993–2004 ...

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• Yasser Arafat - Early life
• Yasser Arafat - Fatah and the PLO
• Yasser Arafat - Jordan
• Yasser Arafat - Lebanon
• Yasser Arafat - Tunisia
• Yasser Arafat - Palestinian Authority and peace negotiations
• Yasser Arafat - Political survival and marginalization
• Yasser Arafat - Financial dealings
• Yasser Arafat - Illness and death
• Yasser Arafat - Aftermath
• Yasser Arafat - Bibliography
• Yasser Arafat - Notes

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A pilgrimage is a term primarily used in religion and spirituality of a long journey or search of great moral significance. Sometimes, it is a journey to a sacred place or shrine of importance to a person's beliefs and faith. Members of every religion participate in pilgrimages. A person who makes such a journey is called a pilgrim. Secular and civic pilgrimages are also practiced, without regard for religion but rather of importance to a particular society. For example, many people throughout the world travel to the City of Wa ...

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• Pilgrimage - Antiquity
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The State of Israel (Hebrew: מְדִינַת יִשְׂרָאֵל ▶ (help·info); Medinat Yisra'el; Arabic: دَوْلَةْ إِسْرَائِيل, Dawlat Isrā'īl) is a country in the Middle East on the eastern edge of the Mediterranean Sea. It is a parliamentary democracy and the world's only Jewish state. The name "Israel" is rooted in the Hebrew Bible, the Tanakh, wherein Jacob is renamed Israel after wrestling with a mysterious adversary ("a man", and later "God" according to Genesis 32:24- ...

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• Israel - History
• Israel - Historical roots
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• Israel - Establishment of the State
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• Israel - Subsequent wars
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• Israel - Metropolitan areas
• Israel - Economy
• Israel - Demographics
• Israel - Children's welfare
• Israel - Religion in Israel
• Israel - Culture and religion
• Israel - Footnotes
• Israel - Annotated List of Israeli Media Sources

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The 11 March 2004 Madrid train bombings (also known as 11/3, 3/11, M-11 and 11-M) were a series of coordinated terrorist bombings against the commuter train system of Madrid, Spain on the morning of 11 March 2004, which killed 191 people and wounded 1,460. 11 March 2004 Madrid train bombings - Summary. The 11 March 2004 attacks consisted of a series of ten explosions that occurred at the height of the Madrid rush hour aboard four commuter trains (Cercanías in Spain). Thir ...

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• 11 March 2004 Madrid train bombings - Summary
• 11 March 2004 Madrid train bombings - The attacks
• 11 March 2004 Madrid train bombings - Timeline
• 11 March 2004 Madrid train bombings - Responsibility
• 11 March 2004 Madrid train bombings - ETA suspicions
• 11 March 2004 Madrid train bombings - Al-Qaeda suspicions
• 11 March 2004 Madrid train bombings - Reactions
• 11 March 2004 Madrid train bombings - Social
• 11 March 2004 Madrid train bombings - Immediate
• 11 March 2004 Madrid train bombings - Political
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Palestinian National Authority This article is part of the series: Politics of the Palestinian National Authority President: Mahmoud Abbas Prime Minister: Nabil Shaath Palestinian Legislative Council PLO List of political parties Elections: President: 2005 Legislative: 2006 Oslo Accords Al-Aqsa Intifada St ...

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• Al-Aqsa Intifada - Prior events
• Al-Aqsa Intifada - Timeline
• Al-Aqsa Intifada - 2000
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• Al-Aqsa Intifada - 2003
• Al-Aqsa Intifada - 2004
• Al-Aqsa Intifada - 2005
• Al-Aqsa Intifada - Tactics
• Al-Aqsa Intifada - Palestinians
• Al-Aqsa Intifada - Israel
• Al-Aqsa Intifada - The West Bank barrier
• Al-Aqsa Intifada - International Involvement
• Al-Aqsa Intifada - Effects on Oslo Accords
• Al-Aqsa Intifada - Economic and human costs

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William Jefferson "Bill" Clinton (born William Jefferson Blythe, III on August 19, 1946) was the 42nd President of the United States, serving from 1993 to 2001. Clinton served five terms as the Governor of Arkansas. His wife, former First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton, is currently the junior U.S. Senator from New York. Generally regarded as a moderate populist, and a member of the moderate New Democrat wing of the Democratic Party, he headed the centrist Democratic Leadership Council in 1990 and 1991. During his tenure as ...

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As of 2005, there are 191 United Nations member states. By definition, only sovereign states can be members of the United Nations General Assembly, the universal decision-making body of the United Nations. Any other intergovernmental or legal entities can only be observers, allowing them to speak, but not vote in Assembly meetings. United Nations member states - Current members. The members are listed below by alphabetical order in their short-form English names, with the date of joining. There were 51 foun ...

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• United Nations member states - Seat of China
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The First Intifada refers to a series of violent incidents between Palestinians and Israelis between 1987 and approximately 1993, when the Oslo accords were signed and the Palestinian National Authority was established. It is also referred to as the "war of the stones." The Second Intifada, also known as the al-Aqsa Intifada, is considered to have been between 2000 and early 2005. The First Intifada is also referred to simply as the Intifada, since that is how it was called before the Second Intifada. Fi ...

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• First Intifada - General Causes
• First Intifada - Series of Preceding Events
• First Intifada - The Uprising
• First Intifada - Outcome

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Palestine Liberation Organization - Creation. The Arab League on Cairo Summit 1964 initiated the creation of an organisation representing the Palestinian people. The Palestinian National Council convened in Jerusalem on 29 May 1964. Concluding this meeting the PLO was founded on 2 June 1964. Its Statement of Proclamation of the Organization [1] declared "... the right of the Palestinian Arab people to its sacred homeland Palestine and affirming the inevitability of the battle to liberate the usurped part f ...

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Palestine Liberation Organization, Palestine Liberation Organization - Overview, Palestine Liberation Organization - Membership, Palestine Liberation Organization - History, Palestine Liberation Organization - Creation, Palestine Liberation Organization - Leadership by Yasser Arafat, Palestine Liberation Organization - Black September in Jordan, Palestine Liberation Organization - Ten Point Program, Palestine Liberation Organization - The PLO in Lebanon and the Lebanese Civil War, Palestine Liberation Organization - A partner for peace?, Palestine Liberation Organization - Tunis & Algeria, Palestine Liberation Organization - First Intifada, Palestine Liberation Organization - Oslo Accords, Palestine Liberation Organization - Second Intifada, Palestine Liberation Organization - The PLO in the United Nations, Palestine Liberation Organization - PLO National Charter, Palestine Liberation Organization - Allegations of terrorism, Palestine Liberation Organization - Statements made by PLO, Palestine Liberation Organization - Leaders of the PLO

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List of territorial disputes - In Africa and neighbouring seas. Bassas da India, Europa Island and Juan de Nova Islands: France and Madagascar Badme: Ethiopia and Eritrea Bakassi: Nigeria and Cameroon Cabinda: Angola and Democratic Republic of the Congo Ceuta and Melilla: Spain and Morocco Chagos Archipelago: United Kingdom, Mauritius and Seychelles Corisco area : Gabon and Equatorial Guinea ...

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List of territorial disputes, List of territorial disputes - Disputes involving states that recognize each other, List of territorial disputes - In Africa and neighbouring seas, List of territorial disputes - In the Americas, List of territorial disputes - In Asia and the Pacific, List of territorial disputes - In Europe, List of territorial disputes - Disputes between a state and its subnational entities or between subnational entities, List of territorial disputes - Disputes involving parties that each have some territory under control but do not recognize each other, List of territorial disputes - Formally frozen dispute, List of territorial disputes - Disputes between a state and a secessionist group with no territorial control

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List of active autonomist and secessionist movements - Algeria. Kabyles Proposed state: Kabylia Political: Mouvement pour l'Autonomie de la Kabylie List of active autonomist and secessionist movements - Angola. Cabinda Government-in-exile: Frente para a Libertação do Enclave de Cabinda (FLEC) Political: Frente para a Libertação do Enclave de Cabinda (FLEC) Violent: Forças Armadas de Cabinda (FAC) ...

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List of active autonomist and secessionist movements, List of active autonomist and secessionist movements - Africa, List of active autonomist and secessionist movements - Algeria, List of active autonomist and secessionist movements - Angola, List of active autonomist and secessionist movements - Benin, List of active autonomist and secessionist movements - Cameroon, List of active autonomist and secessionist movements - Chad, List of active autonomist and secessionist movements - Comoros, List of active autonomist and secessionist movements - Congo-Kinshasa, List of active autonomist and secessionist movements - Côte d'Ivoire, List of active autonomist and secessionist movements - Equatorial Guinea, List of active autonomist and secessionist movements - Ethiopia, List of active autonomist and secessionist movements - France Africa, List of active autonomist and secessionist movements - Maldives, List of active autonomist and secessionist movements - Mauritius, List of active autonomist and secessionist movements - Morocco, List of active autonomist and secessionist movements - Namibia, List of active autonomist and secessionist movements - Niger, List of active autonomist and secessionist movements - Nigeria, List of active autonomist and secessionist movements - Rwanda, List of active autonomist and secessionist movements - Somalia, List of active autonomist and secessionist movements - Senegal, List of active autonomist and secessionist movements - South Africa, List of active autonomist and secessionist movements - Sudan, List of active autonomist and secessionist movements - Tanzania, List of active autonomist and secessionist movements - Western Sahara, List of active autonomist and secessionist movements - Zambia, List of active autonomist and secessionist movements - Zimbabwe, List of active autonomist and secessionist movements - Asia, List of active autonomist and secessionist movements - Armenia, List of active autonomist and secessionist movements - Azerbaijan, List of active autonomist and secessionist movements - 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The movement, which espoused a Palestinian nationalist ideology in which Palestine would be liberated by the actions of Palestinians, was founded in 1958 or 1959 by members of the Palestinian diaspora - principally professionals working in the Gulf States who had been refugees in Gaza and had gone on to study in Cairo. The most notable of these was Yasser Arafat, who was head of the Palestinian student movement in Cairo from 1952 to 1956. Fatah became the dominant force in Palestinian politics after the 1967 Six-Day War dealt the coup de gr� ...

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Fatah, Fatah - Meaning of name, Fatah - History, Fatah - Participation in the peace process and controversies, Fatah - Fatah armed factions

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Hamas - Quick timeline. 1984. Arrest of Sheikh Ahmed Yassin, condemned to 12 years of prison after the discovery of an arms cache. Yassin is freed the next year. 1987. Creation of Hamas by Sheikh Ahmed Yassin. 1987-1993. First Intifada 1988 Hamas Covenant. 1989. Israel outlaws Hamas and imprisons Sheikh Ahmed Yassin. 1991. Gulf War. 1992. Creati ...

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Hamas, Hamas - Overview, Hamas - Name, Hamas - History, Hamas - Quick timeline, Hamas - Pre 1987 - Palestinian Islamic Activities Prior to the Creation of Hamas, Hamas - 1987 - The Establishment of Hamas, Hamas - 1991 - The Gulf War, Hamas - 2004 - A 10-year Truce, Hamas - 2005 - Israel's unilateral disengagement plan, Hamas - January 2006 - Winning the Legislative Election, Hamas - Beliefs, Hamas - The Covenant of Hamas, Hamas - Activities, Hamas - Legal action against Hamas, Hamas - List of notable Hamas members, Hamas - Endnotes

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Yasser Arafat wrote letters to President Clinton and Prime Minister Blair in January 1998 explicitly listing the articles of the Charter referred to in the PNC's 1996 vote. While this was seen as progress in some quarters, other Palestinian officials contended that the Charter had not yet been amended, and there were also reportedly discrepancies between the two letters. The operative language of Arafat's letter to Clinton reads: The Palestine National Council's resolution, in accordance with Article 33 of the Covenant, i ...

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Palestinian National Covenant, Palestinian National Covenant - The Charter and the question of Israel's right to exist, Palestinian National Covenant - Events of 1998 and after, Palestinian National Covenant - Israeli views, Palestinian National Covenant - Palestinian views

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