Palestinian Authority

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

noun

1. 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.

Palestinian Authority

1. 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 .)

Example Sentences

Soon after Abu Ein died, the Palestinian Authority announced three days of mourning.

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The former is controlled by the Palestinian Authority, the latter by the government of Israel.

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But the unity deal failed to materialize after the Palestinian Authority declined to pay the salaries of Hamas civil servants.

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Over time, they want to hand Gaza over to the more moderate Palestinian Authority, which oversees the West Bank today.

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In some cases, Palestinian Authority security personnel even cooperated in the Israeli raids on the West Bank.

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