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- Wikipedia - Palestinian Territories - Hyperlinked encyclopedia article provides information about the Palestinian territories, the Palestinian Authority, wars and conflicts, occupations, history, and proposals for a state.
- Lonely Planet - World Guide: Israel and the Palestinian Territories - Comprehensive facts and advice for traveling along with background material on the culture and history of the country.
- CAFOD - Palestinian Territories - Catholic Agency for Overseas Development.
- National Plan of Action for Palestinian Children - Provides community-based programs, research and statistics for the protection and development of all children in the Palestinian territories.
- Palestinian National Theater - One of the first cultural and art centers in the Palestinian Occupied Territories. Includes their history, objectives, mission statement and detailed programs of their activities
- Interview with Marwan Barghouti - An outline of the Palestinian leader's political positions, and his goal of establishing a Palestinian state on the occupied territories, according with Israel's 1967 borders.
- Hanan Ashrawi's address at UN conference, Durban - The full text of Dr. Ashrawi's statement on the background of the conflict between Israel and the Palestinians, and the plight of Palestinian civilians in the occupied territories.
- Palestinian Centre for Human Rights (PCHR) - Internationally-recognized independent legal body protecting human rights, promoting the rule of law, and upholding democratic principles in the Occupied Palestinian Territories. Presents statistics, fact sheets, PCHR documents, library and images.
- WBUR.org - The Connection: Mahmoud Abbas - Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat urges the Palestinian Authority to approve his deputy, Mahmoud Abbas, as the first Palestinian prime minister. A conversation about what his appointment could mean for a Middle East peace.
- UNCTAD Programme of Assistance to the Palestinian People - Provides on the UNCTAD technical assistance programme to the Palestinian people in the areas of trade, finance and enterprise development. Includes an overview of ongoing projects and secretariat publications on the Palestinian economy since 1985.
Wikipedia Articles
- Palestinian right of return - The Palestinian right of return (Arabic: Haq al-awda; Hebrew: זכות השיבה zkhut hashivah) refers to the political position or principle that holds that Palestinian refugees have a right to return to their, or their ancestors' homeland and receive full restitution of their property or compensation in lieu. Palestinian refugees are those Palestinians who fled or were expelled from what was once the British Mandate territory of Palestine during and after the ...
- Palestinian immigration (Israel) - Palestinian immigration refers to the movement of Palestinians into the territory of Israel. Since 1948, most Palestinians crossing into Israel have come to live, reside and/or work, many of them continuing the lives they lived prior to their displacement in the Palestinian exodus.
- Palestinian Declaration of Independence - The Palestinian Declaration of Independence was adopted by the Palestinian National Council, the legislative body of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO), in Algiers on 15 November, 1988. It unilaterally proclaimed the establishment of a new independent state called the "State of Palestine" but at that time the PLO had no control of any territory.
- Gaza City Governorate - The Gaza Governorate is one of 16 Governorates of the Palestinian National Authority located in the north central Gaza Strip which is administered by the Palestinian National Authority aside from its border with Israel, airspace and maritime territory. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, the district's population was 505,700 in 2006.
- West Bank Division - The Israel Defense Forces West Bank Division is a regional division in the Israeli Central Command which serves as the command level for activities in "Judea and Samaria." The division engages is an ongoing fight against Palestinian political violence within the Palestinian National Authority-administered territory, as well as against attempts by Palestinian militants to infiltrate Israel to commit suicide attacks.