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Palestine Liberation Organization: President of the State of Palestine: President of the Palestinian National Authority: West Bank: Gaza Strip: 10 June 1964 – 24 December 1967 Ahmad Shukeiri: 24 December 1967 – 2 February 1969 Yahya Hammuda: 2 February 1969 – 2 April 1989 Yasser Arafat: 2 April 1989 [6] – 5 July 1994 Yasser Arafat
This page is subject to the extended confirmed restriction related to the Arab-Israeli conflict. President of the State of Palestine رئيس دولة فلسطين Coat of arms of Palestine Presidential standard Incumbent Mahmoud Abbas since 15 January 2005 Term length 4 years Renewable Formation 2 April 1989 First holder Yasser Arafat Salary 120,000 USD annually Politics of Palestine ...
The State of Palestine is recognized by 146 nations as of June 2024. In November 2012, the United Nations voted to recognize the State of Palestine as a non-member UN observer state. [17] [18] [19] Widely considered an authoritarian regime, the Palestinian Authority has not held elections in over 15 years.
The Executive Committee of the Palestine Liberation Organization (EC) is the highest executive body of the Palestine Liberation Organization and acts as the government. Since June 2007, there have been two separate administrations in Palestine, one in the West Bank and the other in the Gaza Strip.
But the protests continued, reaching fever pitch in 1933, as more Jewish immigrants arrived to make a home for themselves, the influx accelerating from 4,000 in 1931 to 62,000 in 1935.
In 1994, The Palestinian Authority was formed, the governing body for the interim period pending final status negotiations. The President of the State of Palestine is the highest-ranking political position, the equivalent to head of state, in the Palestinian National Authority (PNA). The President is elected by popular elections.
On 11 February 1948, the Holy See established the office of Apostolic Delegate to Jerusalem and Palestine, with jurisdiction over Palestine, Transjordania (now Jordan), and Cyprus [citation needed]. When the Holy See established diplomatic relations with Israel in 1994, the Apostolic Delegate to Jerusalem and Palestine was concurrently ...
Palestine, [i] officially the State of Palestine, [ii] [e] is a country in the southern Levant region of West Asia recognized by 146 out of 193 UN member states.It encompasses the Israeli-occupied West Bank, including East Jerusalem, and the Gaza Strip, collectively known as the occupied Palestinian territories, within the broader geographic and historical Palestine region.