Palestinian government
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Organizations
These organizations are claiming or executing authority over the Palestinian territoriesPalestinian territories
The Palestinian territories comprise the West Bank and the Gaza Strip. Since the Palestinian Declaration of Independence in 1988, the region is today recognized by three-quarters of the world's countries as the State of Palestine or simply Palestine, although this status is not recognized by the...
and people
Palestinian people
The Palestinian people, also referred to as Palestinians or Palestinian Arabs , are an Arabic-speaking people with origins in Palestine. Despite various wars and exoduses, roughly one third of the world's Palestinian population continues to reside in the area encompassing the West Bank, the Gaza...
- Palestine Liberation OrganizationPalestine Liberation OrganizationThe Palestine Liberation Organization is a political and paramilitary organization which was created in 1964. It is recognized as the "sole legitimate representative of the Palestinian people" by the United Nations and over 100 states with which it holds diplomatic relations, and has enjoyed...
, the official representative of the Palestinian people before the international community - Palestinian National AuthorityPalestinian National AuthorityThe Palestinian Authority is the administrative organization established to govern parts of the West Bank and Gaza Strip...
, an interim administrative body established by the PLO pursuant to the Oslo Accords of 1993 which exercises limited control of populated areas of the West BankWest BankThe West Bank ) of the Jordan River is the landlocked geographical eastern part of the Palestinian territories located in Western Asia. To the west, north, and south, the West Bank shares borders with the state of Israel. To the east, across the Jordan River, lies the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan... - HamasHamasHamas is the Palestinian Sunni Islamic or Islamist political party that governs the Gaza Strip. Hamas also has a military wing, the Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades...
government in the Gaza StripGaza Stripthumb|Gaza city skylineThe Gaza Strip lies on the Eastern coast of the Mediterranean Sea. The Strip borders Egypt on the southwest and Israel on the south, east and north. It is about long, and between 6 and 12 kilometres wide, with a total area of...
which exercises de facto control of that territory after it ousted PNA representatives in 2006Fatah-Hamas conflictThe Fatah–Hamas conflict , also referred to as the Palestinian Civil War , and the Conflict of Brothers , i.e...
Executive organs
Listed below are the executive organs of the above organizations:- Executive Committee of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO)
- Palestinian government of October 2002Palestinian government of October 2002The following table lists the ministers of the Palestinian National Authority Cabinet, their portfolio and party from June 2002 to October 2002.-See also:* Palestinian government of November 2003*Palestinian government- Sources and external links :...
(PNA) - Palestinian government of November 2003Palestinian government of November 2003The following table lists the ministers of the Palestinian National Authority Cabinet, their portfolio and party from November 2003 to February 2005.- Sources and external links :* Jerusalem Media and Communications Centre...
(PNA) - Palestinian government of March 2006Palestinian government of March 2006This is the list of members of the Palestinian National Authority cabinet that was formed by Ismail Haniya on 29 March 2006. This new government is formed of Hamas members and of independents associated with it.[1]...
(PNA) - Palestinian government of March 2007Palestinian government of March 2007The Palestinian national unity government formed on March 17, 2007 was a Palestinian cabinet headed by Palestinian Prime Minister Ismail Haniya, founded following Saudi-sponsored negotiations in Mecca. On June 14 2007, Following the Hamas military takeover of the Gaza Strip, Palestinian President...
(PNA) - Palestinian government of June 2007Palestinian government of June 2007The Palestinian cabinet that was formed on June 17, 2007 by Salam Fayyad is an emergency cabinet. While widely supported by the international community, it is viewed by some as illegitimate and unconstitutional...
(PNA) - Government of the Gaza Strip (Hamas)