Palestinian Authority

[ pal-uhs-tin-ee-uhn uh-thawr-i-tee, uh-thor-i-tee ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

a governing body, established in 1994, having partial administrative control over Palestinian areas of the West Bank and also claiming authority over the Gaza Strip.

A legal entity, established in 1994, by which Palestinians govern the parts of the Gaza Strip and West Bank that are not attached to Israel . Although divided on several issues, the leadership of the Palestinian Authority is committed to the establishment of a Palestinian state, which, it expects, will grow out of the Palestinian Authority. ( See Yasir Arafat , Oslo Accord .)

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