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Palestine in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Borders of the Palestinian territories ( West Bank and Gaza Strip ) which are claimed by the State of Palestine Borders of Mandatory Palestine Historical boundaries of Roman Syria Palaestina , where dashed green line shows the boundary between Byzantine Palaestina Prima (later Jund Filastin ) and Palaestina Secunda (later Jund al-Urdunn ), as well as Palaestina Salutaris (later Jebel et-Tih and the Jifar) Palestine ( / ˈ p æ l ə s ˌ t aɪ n / or / ˈ p æ l ə s ˌ t iː n / ) usually refers to: Palestine Liberation Organization , an organization founded in 1964 with the purpose of the liberation of Palestine through armed struggle Palestine (region) , a geographical and historical region in the Middle East Palestinian National Authority , established by the Oslo Accords and governs Palestinians in the West Bank Palestinian territories , areas occupied or controlled by Israel, comprising the West Bank, East Jerusalem, and the Gaza Strip State of Palestine , a de jure sovereign state in the Middle East recognized by 138 UN members and with non-member observer state status in the United Nations Palestine , Palaestina , or Filastin may also refer to:1
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Error: please specify at least 1 portal The term Palestine may refer to: The West Bank and the Gaza Strip , sometimes collectively referred to as the " Palestinian territories ". Palestine (region) : A geographical region in the Middle East , centered on Jerusalem . It is claimed by Palestinians and (under the name Eretz Israel ) Jews as their ancestral home. The Palestinian National Authority , governing parts of these territories. The State of Palestine , declared by the PLO in Tunis in 1988 , and recognized as a state by some governments. A proposed Palestinian state . As even the term "Palestine" is open to many interpretations and has political connotations, its meaning varies tremendously across differing points of view on the political situation in the area. (For varying definitions, see definitions of Palestine .) The first attested use of the term as a geographical description for the region is in Herodotus , who spoke Greek . The term gained wider currency when Hadrian renamed the province of Judea Syria Palæstina after crushing Bar Kokhba's revolt in 135 . Etymologically , the term was based on the Aegean people known as Philistines that lived in the coastal areas in pre-Roman times. Since then, the area has been subject to various conquests, administrative divisions and corresponding names. Topics referred to by the same term This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Palestine . If an internal link incorrectly led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article.
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The term Palestine carries a number of current and historical interpretations: Main article: Definitions of Palestine and Palestinian
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Palestine is a geographical region in the Middle East.Based on the borders of Mandatory Palestine, the region today comprises primarily Israel, the West Bank, the Gaza Strip and small parts of Jordan.
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Look up Palestine in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Borders of the Palestinian territories ( West Bank and Gaza Strip ) which are claimed by the State of Palestine Borders of Mandatory Palestine Historical boundaries of Roman Syria Palaestina , where dashed green line shows the boundary between Byzantine Palaestina Prima (later Jund Filastin ) and Palaestina Secunda (later Jund al-Urdunn ), as well as Palaestina Salutaris (later Jebel et-Tih and the Jifar) Palestine may refer to: State of Palestine , a state in Western Asia Palestine (region) , a geographic region in Western Asia Palestinian territories , territories occupied by Israel since 1967, namely the West Bank (including East Jerusalem) and the Gaza Strip Palestinian enclaves , the areas designated for Palestinians under a variety of US and Israeli-led proposals Mandatory Palestine (1920–1948), a geopolitical entity under British administration Timeline of the name Palestine lists other historic uses
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Look up Palestine in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Palestine ( Arabic : فلسطين , romanized : Filasṭīn ), officially the State of Palestine , is a country in West Asia.Palestine (variously transcribed from Arabic as Falastin , Falasteen , Felesteen , Felestin and other variants, and from Latin as Palaestina ) may also refer to:
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