Palestinian territories

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The Palestinian territories are two geographically separate regions, the West Bank and the Gaza Strip, that are at the center of the Israeli–Palestinian conflict and are envisioned as forming the core of a future Palestinian state.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf disputed territory
geopolitical region
partially recognized territory
territory
associatedWith Hamas–Fatah political split
Palestine Liberation Organization
Palestinian Authority
borderedBy Egypt
Israel
Jordan
centralTo Arab–Israeli conflict
surface form: Israeli–Palestinian conflict
claimedBy Israel
State of Palestine
contains Area A (West Bank)
Area B (West Bank)
Area C (West Bank)
deJureAdministeredBy State of Palestine
envisionedAs core of a future Palestinian state
governedInPartBy Oslo Accords
surface form: Oslo Accords framework
hasCapitalClaim East Jerusalem
hasCurrency Egyptian pound (to a lesser extent in Gaza)
Israeli new shekel
Jordanian dinar
hasMinorityReligion Christianity
hasPart Gaza Strip
West Bank
largestCity Gaza City
Hebron
locatedIn Levant region
surface form: Levant

Middle East
Middle East
surface form: Western Asia
memberOf Arab League
surface form: Arab League (via State of Palestine)
partiallyAdministeredBy Hamas
Palestinian Authority
surface form: Palestinian National Authority
partOf historic Palestine
recognizedBy many United Nations member states as State of Palestine territory
religionMajority Sunni Islam
spokenLanguage Arabic
English
Hebrew
Levantine Arabic
surface form: Palestinian Arabic
status disputed under international law
occupied Palestinian territory (UN terminology)
subjectOf United Nations General Assembly resolutions
surface form: United Nations resolutions on Palestine

peace process negotiations
subjectTo Israeli military occupation
Israeli settlement policy
usesTimeZone Eastern European Summer Time
Eastern European Time

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Palestine UNTerm Palestinian territories
this entity surface form: Occupied Palestinian Territory
Israeli new shekel alsoUsedIn Palestinian territories
Palestinian judiciary appliesIn Palestinian territories
Palestinian passport appliesTo Palestinian territories
PLC appliesToJurisdiction Palestinian territories
subject surface form: Palestinian Legislative Council
Palestinian government appliesToJurisdiction Palestinian territories
Flag of Palestine associatedWith Palestinian territories
Erez Crossing borderWith Palestinian territories
Erez Crossing borderWith Palestinian territories
this entity surface form: Palestine
Jordan Rift Valley country Palestinian territories
this entity surface form: Palestine
Eastern European Summer Time countryObservedIn Palestinian territories
The Innocents Abroad featuresLocation Palestinian territories
this entity surface form: Palestine
Jordan River flowsThrough Palestinian territories
Orthodox Church of Jerusalem hasJurisdictionOver Palestinian territories
Levant region includesTerritoryOf Palestinian territories
Budget and Finance Committee jurisdiction Palestinian territories
ILS legalTenderIn Palestinian territories
Al-Khalil locatedIn Palestinian territories
this entity surface form: Palestine
Beit Hanoun locatedIn Palestinian territories
Beit Jala locatedIn Palestinian territories
this entity surface form: Palestine
Gaza City locatedIn Palestinian territories
Hebron locatedIn Palestinian territories
this entity surface form: Palestine
Mausoleum of Yasser Arafat locatedIn Palestinian territories
Milk Grotto locatedIn Palestinian territories
this entity surface form: Palestine
Palestinian Legislative Council locatedIn Palestinian territories
PLC locatedIn Palestinian territories
subject surface form: Palestinian Legislative Council
Birzeit University locatedOnTerritory Palestinian territories
First Intifada location Palestinian territories
this entity surface form: Israeli-occupied Palestinian territories
Druze minorPopulationIn Palestinian territories
Irbid nearBorderWith Palestinian territories
Hamas operatesIn Palestinian territories
Peres Center for Peace operatesIn Palestinian territories
subject surface form: The Independent Commission for Human Rights (Palestine)
Area C partOf Palestinian territories
Beit Jala partOf Palestinian territories
Bethlehem Governorate partOf Palestinian territories
Deir al-Balah partOf Palestinian territories
this entity surface form: Palestine
Deir al-Balah partOf Palestinian territories
Qalqilya partOf Palestinian territories
this entity surface form: Palestine
Qalqilya partOf Palestinian territories
Rafah refugee camp partOf Palestinian territories
Ramallah partOf Palestinian territories
Salfit partOf Palestinian territories
Tulkarm partOf Palestinian territories
al-Bireh partOf Palestinian territories
al-Muwahhidun al-Duruz primaryCountries Palestinian territories
West–Eastern Divan Orchestra recruitsMusiciansFrom Palestinian territories
Rafiq al-Natsheh regionActive Palestinian territories