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Palestinian Authority: Quick Facts

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Also Known As al-Sulṭah al-Waṭaniyyah al-Filasṭīniyyah • State of Palestine • PA • Palestinian National Authority • Dawlat Filasṭīn
Date 1994 - present
Areas Of Involvement What Is “Pay for Slay”?
Related People Yasser Arafat • Mahmoud Abbas • Marwan Barghouti • Ismail Haniyeh • Hussein Al Sheikh • Rami Hamdallah • Salam Fayyad

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