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{{see|History of the name Palestine}} |
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==Palestine as a geographic region== |
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{{see|Time periods in the region of Palestine|History of Palestine|History of the name Palestine}} |
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In historical contexts predating the ], ''Palestine'' was mostly a ]al term, particularly used in the ] ] and ], and also other languages taking their geographical vocabulary from them. The Romans united ] with the ] to form the ] of ] (encapsulating territories of ancient ], ], ], ], ], and ]) and thus included much of the land on both sides of the ] although with further political sub-divisions along the Jordan River valley. |
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Also in ]al contexts, "Palestine" is often used, as it is a distinctly unique natural unit. Rivers, vegetation and ] have ignored political boundaries, while contributing to the development of the natural character of the land. |
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==Palestine as the region of the Palestinian territories== |
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{{main|Palestinian territories}} |
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Sometimes people use the term ''Palestine'' in a limited sense to refer to lands currently under the administrative control of the ], a quasi-governmental entity which governs but lacks full sovereignty. Since the late 1990s, this has included the ] and most of the ]. However in colloquial everyday usage residents of all parts of Palestine continue using the name for the entire region of Historic Palestine (as defined before the creation of the State of Israel). Palestinian citizens of Israel (who are officially referred to by Israel as "Israeli Arabs") generally make a distinction between the land (Palestine) and the political structures governing it (Israel, Palestinian Authority). Thus, many Palestinians in Israel, the Occupied Territories and in dispersion use the word "Palestine" to refer to Historic Palestine, even when they recognize Israel's existence and affirm its right to continue to exist; for such people, Palestine and Israel are one and the same territory. |
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==Palestine as a state== |
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{{Main|Views of Palestinian statehood}} |
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Modern usage of the term '''Palestine''' usually refers to a prospective ], incorporating both the ] and the ]. Some who oppose the existence of a ] in the region regard all the land west of the ] as the territory of a Palestinian state "from the river to the sea," in denial of Israel's existence or right to exist in the future. |
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The term is also used to convey the sense that Palestine is ''already'' a state, either (a) consisting only of Gaza & West Bank or (b) including as well all land held by Israel. Since the 1988 ], the UN General Assembly has recognized the PLO mission there under the name "Palestine."<ref name=Suy>{{cite book|title=''International Law: Theory and Practice : Essays in Honour of Eric Suy''|author=Eric Suy, Karel Wellens|year=1998|page=378|publisher=Martinus Nijhoff|isbn=90-411-0582-4|url=http://books.google.com/?id=Nv6CuZ-AcoYC&pg=PA377&dq=palestinian+right+of+return+subject:%22law%22}}</ref> |
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==See also== |
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==References== |
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{{Jewish nationalism and the region of Palestine}} |
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{{Palestinian nationalism}} |
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{{Historic region of Palestine topics}} |
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Definitions Of Palestine And Palestinian}} |
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