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Topic: Palestinian People


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  Palestinian people - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics announced on October 20, 2004 that the number of Palestinians worldwide at the end of 2003 is 9.6 million, an increase of 800,000 since 2001.
The Arab summit meeting in Rabat, Morocco in October 1974 stated that the PLO is the "sole legitimate representation of the Palestinian people" (i.e., of Palestinian Arabs).
Palestinian citizens of Israel have political representation in the Knesset (Israeli parliament).
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Palestinian   (2517 words)

  
 Palestinian - Facts, Information, and Encyclopedia Reference article
The Palestinian flag, adopted in 1948, is the widely recognized modern symbol of the Palestinian people.
One distinguishing characteristic of Palestinians is their dialect; almost uniquely among Arabic speakers, Palestinians (with the exception of Beduins), pronounce the letter qaaf as k (Arabic kaaf), while Jordanians and non-Palestinian Arabs usually pronounce it as "g".
The Arab summit meeting in Rabat, Morocco in October 1974 stated that the PLO is the "sole legitimate representation of the Palestinian people".
www.startsurfing.com /encyclopedia/p/a/l/Palestinian.html   (2091 words)

  
 Palestinians - The Peace Encyclopedia
The adoption of a Palestinian identity by the Arabs of Palestine is a recent phenomenon.
Palestinians are Arabs, indistinguishable from Jordanians (another recent invention), Syrians, Lebanese, Iraqis, etc. Keep in mind that the Arabs control 99.9 percent of the Middle East lands.
Palestinian Arab nationalism is largely a post-World War I phenomenon that did not become a significant political movement until after the 1967 Six-Day War and Israel's capture of the West Bank.
www.yahoodi.com /peace/palestinians.html   (4272 words)

  
 Start of: Encyclopedia of the Palestine Problem
I learnt first hand of his personal history, a palestinian, a refugee, a man who had lost everything he had had.
Issa fought all his life for a peaceful resolution to the many problems facing the Palestinian people, who are scattered all over the globe today.
In fact, after he told me his personal history, I was surprised how peaceful yet at the same time determined he went after his business of documenting the history of his people, insisting that the political process, including especially the United Nations, should ultimately give the Palestinians back their homeland.
www.palestine-encyclopedia.com /EPP/Start.htm   (417 words)

  
 Ramallah Online   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
Its hidden agenda or role, viewed historically, is the oppression and subjugation of the Arab-Muslim people so that Western Powers can rape their land and rob it of its riches – chief of which is oil.
The latest victims of IOF bombardment were a Palestinian woman and child, who were killed in the afternoon hours of 1 August 2006 in the Nada Buildings area, west of Beit Hanoun.
Following the Palestinian’s democratic legislative elections which brought Hamas to power, Israel announced that its goal was to topple the Palestinian government at any cost.
www.ramallahonline.com   (1693 words)

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