Palestinian National Authority

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Constitution President Mahmoud Abbas Prime Minister Ismail Haniya Present government Legislative Council Speaker Abdel Aziz Duwaik Political parties Elections President: 1996, 2005, 2007 Legislative: 1996, 2006, 2007 Governorates Districts Foreign relations Israeli-Palestinian conflict Oslo Accords Proposed State of Palestine

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The Palestinian Declaration of Independence, led to Palestine's recognition by 93 countries and to the renaming of the PLO mission in the UN to "Palestine". After the formation of the Palestinian Authority, many countries exchanged embassies and delegations with it. The President of the Palestinian National Authority is the highest-ranking political position (equivalent to head of state) in the Palestinian National Authority (PNA). ... Mahmoud Abbas (Arabic: محمود عباس) (born March 26, 1935), commonly known by the kunya or nom de guerre Abu Mazen (ابو مازن), was elected President of the Palestinian National Authority (PNA) on January 9, 2005, and took office on January 15, 2005. ... The Prime Minister of the Palestinian National Authority is the head of government of the Palestinian government. ... Ismail Haniya (more frequently Haniyeh) (born 1963) (Arabic: إسماعيل هنية) is the Prime Minister of the Palestinian National Authority. ... This article or section is incomplete and may require expansion and/or cleanup. ... The Palestinian Legislative Council, (sometimes referred to to as the Palestinan Parliament) the legislature of the Palestinian Authority, is a unicameral body with 88 members, elected from 16 electoral districts in the West Bank and Gaza. ... The Speaker of the Palestinian Legislative Council is the chairman of the Palestinian Legislative Council. ... Abdel Aziz Duwaik is a member of Hamas and the new Speaker of the Palestinian Legislative Council and member from the West Bank. ... A political party is a political organization subscribing to a certain ideology or formed around very special issues with the aim to participate in power, usually by participating in elections. ... Elections in the Palestinian National Authority gives information on election and election results in the PNA. Palestine elects on national level a head of state - the president - and a legislature. ... On January 20, 1996, elections took place in the West Bank, Gaza Strip, and East Jerusalem for President of the Palestinian National Authority (PNA), and for members of the Palestinian Legislative Council (PLC), the legislative arm of the PNA. The 1996 elections took place in a moment of optimism in... The 2005 Palestinian presidential election — the first to be held since 1996 — took place on January 9, 2005 in the West Bank and Gaza Strip. ... Early presidential and legislative elections were called in Palestine by the President of the Palestinian National Authority Mahmoud Abbas after the negotiations on a unity government consisting of his Fatah and the Hamas failed in late 2006. ... On January 20, 1996, elections took place in the West Bank, Gaza Strip, and East Jerusalem for President of the Palestinian National Authority (PNA), and for members of the Palestinian Legislative Council (PLC), the legislative arm of the PNA. The 1996 elections took place in a moment of optimism in... Wikinews has news related to this article: Hamas wins Palestinian election On January 25, 2006, elections were held for the Palestinian Legislative Council (PLC), the legislature of the Palestinian National Authority (PNA). ... Early presidential and legislative elections were called in Palestine by the President of the Palestinian National Authority Mahmoud Abbas after the negotiations on a unity government consisting of his Fatah and the Hamas failed in late 2006. ... After the signing of the Oslo Accords, the Palestinian territories were divided into three areas and 16 governorates. ... The 16 governorates of Palestine are divided into 16 districts (Aqdya, singular - qadaa). ... The Palestinian Declaration of Independence, led to Palestines recognition by 93 countries and to the renaming of the PLO mission in the UN to Palestine. After the formation of the Palestinian Authority, many countries exchanged embassies and delegations with it. ... The Israeli-Palestinian conflict, a part of the greater Arab-Israeli conflict, is an ongoing dispute between the State of Israel and Palestinian people. ... Yitzhak Rabin, Bill Clinton, and Yasser Arafat during the Oslo Accords on September 13, 1993. ... ... Information on politics by country is available for every country, including both de jure and de facto independent states, inhabited dependent territories, as well as areas of special sovereignty. ... The Declaration of Independence was adopted by the Palestinian National Council, the legislative body of the Palestinian Liberation Organization (PLO), in Algiers on 15 November 1988. ... The West Bank The Palestinian National Authority (PNA or PA) is a semi-autonomous state institution nominally governing the bulk of the West Bank and the Gaza Strip (which it calls the Palestinian Territories). It was established as a part of Oslo accords between the PLO and Israel. ...

The PA enjoyed relations with many countries including: Arab states, Russia, China, N. Korea, Iran, Turkey, the Arab League, and the OIC. Some countries like Canada and UK had relations with the PA but did not recognize the declared State of Palestine. OIC may stand for: Organization of the Islamic Conference Office of Independent Council Office of Internal Communications Office of the Information Commissioner In Internet slang Oh, I see - also popular, in same usage, as comedic element from a scene in Disneys animated movie version of Tarzan. ... ...

States that recognize the State of Palestine

93 countries recognize the State of Palestine, and eleven more grant some form of diplomatic status to a Palestinian delegation, falling short of full diplomatic recognition. [1]

The following are listed in alphabetical order by region.

Africa

Algeria, Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Djibouti, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Libya, Madagascar, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sao Tome and Principe, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Somalia, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Togo, Tunisia, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe

Americas

Cuba, Nicaragua

Asia

Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Brunei, Cambodia, China (PRC), India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Maldives, Mongolia, Nepal, North Korea, Pakistan, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Vietnam PRC is a common abbreviation for: Peoples Republic of China Palestinian Red Crescent Popular Resistance Committees This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ...

Europe

Albania, Austria, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina (1), Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Hungary, Malta, Poland, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Turkey, Ukraine, Vatican City Anthem: Bože pravde (English: God of Justice) Capital (and largest city) Belgrade Serbian written with the Cyrillic alphabet1 Government Republic  - Prime Minister Vojislav KoÅ¡tunica  - President Boris Tadić Establishment    - Formation 814   - First Serbian Uprising 1804   - Internationally recognized July 13, 1878   - Kingdom of SCS created December 1, 1918   - SCG dissolved...

Middle East

Bahrain, Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syria, United Arab Emirates, Yemen

Oceania

Vanuatu

States granting special diplomatic status

• General Delegation of Palestine: France
• General Palestinian Delegation: Belgium, Germany, Greece, Italy, Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, United Kingdom
• PLO representation protected by the immunities of another Arab Mission: Brazil, Switzerland

Relations with international organizations

UN Representation

The PLO gained observer status at the UN General Assembly in 1974 (General Assembly resolution 3237). Acknowledging the proclamation of the State of Palestine, the UN redesignated this observer status as belonging to Palestine in 1988 (General Assembly resolution 43/177.) In July 1998, the General Assembly adopted a new resolution (52/250) conferring upon Palestine additional rights and privileges, including the right to participate in the general debate held at the start of each session of the General Assembly, the right of reply, the right to co-sponsor resolutions and the right to raise points of order on Palestinian and Middle East issues. By this resolution, "seating for Palestine shall be arranged immediately after non-member States and before the other observers." This resolution was adopted by a vote of 124 in favor, 4 against (Israel, USA, Marshall Islands, Micronesia) and 10 abstentions. The Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) (Arabic Munazzamat al-Tahrir Filastiniyyah منظمة تحرير فلسطينية ) is a political and paramilitary organization of Palestinian Arabs dedicated to the establishment of an independent Palestinian state to consist of the... United Nations General Assembly The United Nations General Assembly is one of the six principal organs of the United Nations. ... The term Palestinian has other usages, for which see definitions of Palestinian. ... A map showing countries commonly considered to be part of the Middle East The Middle East is a region comprising the lands around the southern and eastern parts of the Mediterranean Sea, a territory that extends from the eastern Mediterranean Sea to the Persian Gulf. ...

Aftermath of Hamas' victory

After the victory of the Change and Reform list (led by Hamas) in the 2006 elections, many countries and other entities, including the US and the EU, cut ties with the organs of the PLC but not those connected to the PNA President, Mahmoud Abbas. The boycott led to the withholding of aid, upon which much of the Palestinian economy is dependent, promised to the PNA. The EU set up a mechanism to transfer some aid to PNA employees, many of whom had gone unpaid for months, that bypassed the government. The Hamas emblem shows the Dome of the Rock, two crossed swords, Palestinian flags, and a map of the land they claim as Palestine (present-day Israel, the West Bank and the Gaza Strip). ... Wikinews has news related to this article: Hamas wins Palestinian election On January 25, 2006, elections were held for the Palestinian Legislative Council (PLC), the legislature of the Palestinian National Authority (PNA). ... United States may refer to: Places: United States of America SS United States, the fastest ocean liner ever built. ... The President of the Palestinian National Authority is the highest-ranking political position (equivalent to head of state) in the Palestinian National Authority (PNA). ... Mahmoud Abbas (Arabic: محمود عباس) (born March 26, 1935), commonly known by the kunya or nom de guerre Abu Mazen (ابو مازن), was elected President of the Palestinian National Authority (PNA) on January 9, 2005, and took office on January 15, 2005. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged into Development aid. ... The Palestinian economy refers to the economy of the Palestinian territories, including the West Bank, East Jerusalem and the Gaza strip. ...

External links

• Palestinian Declaration of Independence
• Palestinian Declaration of Independence
• Permanent Observer Mission of Palestine to the United Nations
• Political Statement accompanying Palestinian Declaration of Independence
• Palestinian Ministry of Foreign Affairs—Foreign Relations

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Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC)

Afghanistan • Albania • Algeria • Azerbaijan • Bahrain • Bangladesh • Benin • Burkina Faso • Brunei • Cameroon • Chad • Comoros • Côte d'Ivoire • Djibouti • Egypt • Gabon • Gambia • Guinea • Guinea-Bissau • Guyana • Indonesia • Iran • Iraq • Jordan • Kuwait • Kazakhstan • Kyrgyzstan • Lebanon • Libya • Maldives • Malaysia • Mali • Mauritania • Morocco • Mozambique • Niger • Nigeria • Oman • Pakistan • Palestine • Qatar • Saudi Arabia • Senegal • Sierra Leone • Somalia • Sudan • Surinam • Syria • Tajikistan • Turkey • Tunisia • Togo • Turkmenistan • Uganda • Uzbekistan • United Arab Emirates • Yemen The flag of the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) The Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC; Arabic: منظمة المؤتمر الإسلامي; Turkish: Ä°slam Konferansı Örgütü; Persian: سازمان کنفرانس اسلامی; French: Organisation de la Conférence Islamique) is an inter-governmental organization with a Permanent Delegation to the United Nations. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_OIC.svg Beschreibung The flag of the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC). ... Motto: Unité, Progrès, Justice  (French) Unity, Progress, Justice) Anthem: Une Seule Nuit  (French) One Single Night Capital (and largest city) Ouagadougou French Government Parliamentary system  - President Blaise Compaoré  - Prime Minister Paramanga Ernest Yonli Independence from France   - Date August 5, 1960  Area  - Total 274,000 km² (74th) 105,792 sq... Motto: Unity, Discipline and Labour  (translation) Anthem: LAbidjanaise Capital Yamoussoukro (official) Abidjan (de facto) Largest city Abidjan French Government Republic  - President Laurent Gbagbo  - Prime Minister Charles Konan Banny Independence from France   - Date August 7, 1960  Area  - Total 322,463 km² (68th) 124,503 sq mi   - Water (%) 1. ... It has been suggested that Palestinian government of March 2006 be merged into this article or section. ... The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is a country on the Arabian Peninsula. ... Motto: Unity - Freedom - Justice Anthem: High We Exalt Thee, Realm of the Free Capital (and largest city) Freetown Official languages English Government Republic  - President Ahmad Tejan Kabbah Republic    - from the United Kingdom April 27, 1961  Area  - Total 71,740 km² (119th) 27,699 sq mi   - Water (%) 1. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ...

Observer countries: Bosnia and Herzegovina • Central African Republic • Russia • Thailand • Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus Motto: none Anthem: Intermeco Capital (and largest city) Sarajevo Bosnian, Croatian, Serbian Government Republic  - Presidency members Haris Silajdžić1 (Bosniak) NebojÅ¡a Radmanović (Serb) Željko KomÅ¡ić (Croat)  - Chairman of the Council of Ministers Adnan Terzić Independence from Yugoslavia   - Recognized 6 April 1992  Area  - Total 51,197 km² (127th... Motto: Unité, Dignité, Travail  (French) Unity, Dignity, Work Anthem: La Renaissance (French) E Zingo (Sango) Capital (and largest city) Bangui Sango, French Government Republic  - President François Bozizé  - Prime Minister Élie Doté Independence from France   - Date August 13, 1960  Area  - Total 622,984 km² (43rd) 240,534 sq mi   - Water... Anthem: Ä°stiklâl Marşı  (Turkish) Independence March Capital LefkoÅŸa (Nicosia) Official languages Turkish Government Representative democratic republic[1]  - President Mehmet Ali Talat  - Prime Minister Ferdi Sabit Soyer Sovereignty from Republic of Cyprus (de facto)   - Proclaimed November 15, 1983   - Recognition Only by Turkey and OIC  Area  - Total 3,355 km...

Observer Muslim organizations and communities: Moro National Liberation Front The Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) is an active Islamic movement in the Southern Philippines. ...

Observer international organizations: Economic Cooperation Organization • African Union • League of Arab States • Non-Aligned Movement • United Nations Map of the ECO member states The Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO) is an intergovernmental international organization involving ten Asian nations. ... Anthem: Let Us All Unite and Celebrate Together Capital Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Membership 53 member states Official languages The languages of Africa, as well as Arabic, English, French, and Portuguese Formation - As Organisation of African Unity - As AU - May 25, 1963 - July 9, 2002 Chairman of the African Union Denis... Flag of the League of Arab States The Arab League or League of Arab States (Arabic: جامعة الدول العربية), is an organization of Arab states. ... Member states of the Non-Aligned Movement (2005). ... The United Nations (UN) is an international organization whose stated aims are to facilitate co-operation in international law, international security, economic development, and social equity. ...