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When was the State of Palestine founded?
When was the State of Palestine founded?
Who officially governs the State of Palestine?
Who officially governs the State of Palestine?
Which territories does the State of Palestine claim as its own?
Which territories does the State of Palestine claim as its own?
Who seized power in the Gaza Strip after winning the 2006 Palestinian legislative election?
Who seized power in the Gaza Strip after winning the 2006 Palestinian legislative election?
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What event led to the United Nations (UN) adopting a Partition Plan for Mandatory in 1947?
What event led to the United Nations (UN) adopting a Partition Plan for Mandatory in 1947?
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Which body of water is Gaza situated on the eastern coast of?
Which body of water is Gaza situated on the eastern coast of?
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Who governed both the Gaza Strip and the West Bank under the mid-1990s Oslo Accords?
Who governed both the Gaza Strip and the West Bank under the mid-1990s Oslo Accords?
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Which country borders Gaza on the southwest?
Which country borders Gaza on the southwest?
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When did Israel begin a decades-long military occupation of the Palestinian territories?
When did Israel begin a decades-long military occupation of the Palestinian territories?
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Which organization took over the governance of Gaza after the 2006 Palestinian legislative election?
Which organization took over the governance of Gaza after the 2006 Palestinian legislative election?
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Who borders the Gaza Strip on the southwest?
Who borders the Gaza Strip on the southwest?
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Which organization took over the governance of Gaza in 2007?
Which organization took over the governance of Gaza in 2007?
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Which country began a decades-long military occupation of the Palestinian territories during the 1967 Six-Day War?
Which country began a decades-long military occupation of the Palestinian territories during the 1967 Six-Day War?
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Who relinquished its control of Palestine during the 1948 Palestine war?
Who relinquished its control of Palestine during the 1948 Palestine war?
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Which Palestinian nationalist party governed both territories until 2006?
Which Palestinian nationalist party governed both territories until 2006?
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Study Notes
Founding and Governance of the State of Palestine
- The State of Palestine was not explicitly founded, as its declaration of independence was in 1988, but it is not recognized by the Israeli government.
- The Palestinian National Authority (PNA) officially governs the State of Palestine.
Territories and Boundaries
- The State of Palestine claims the Gaza Strip and the West Bank as its own territories.
- The Gaza Strip is situated on the eastern coast of the Mediterranean Sea.
- Egypt borders Gaza on the southwest.
History of Governance and Conflict
- Hamas seized power in the Gaza Strip after winning the 2006 Palestinian legislative election.
- The 1947 United Nations Partition Plan for Mandatory Palestine was adopted in response to the Arab-Israeli conflict.
- Israel began a decades-long military occupation of the Palestinian territories during the 1967 Six-Day War.
- The British Empire relinquished its control of Palestine during the 1948 Palestine war.
- The Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) governed both territories until 2006, under the Oslo Accords.
- In 2007, Hamas took over the governance of Gaza.
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Test your knowledge about the State of Palestine with this quiz. Explore questions about its founding, official governance, claimed territories, and more. Dive into the history and current affairs of this West Asian state.
