Palestine is a conventional name used, among others, to describe a geographic region between the Mediterranean Sea and the Jordan River, and various adjoining lands. It is also used to refer to the State of Palestine, the nation of the Palestinian people. As a geographical term in its broadest application, Palestine can refer to 'ancient Palestine,' an area that includes contemporary Israel and the Palestinian territories, as well as part of Jordan, and some of both Lebanon and Syria.

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  • Palestine is a conventional name used, among others, to describe a geographic region between the Mediterranean Sea and the Jordan River, and various adjoining lands. It is also used to refer to the State of Palestine, the nation of the Palestinian people. As a geographical term in its broadest application, Palestine can refer to 'ancient Palestine,' an area that includes contemporary Israel and the Palestinian territories, as well as part of Jordan, and some of both Lebanon and Syria. In classical or contemporary terms, it can refer to the area within the boundaries of what was once British Mandate Palestine (1920-1948), an area which included the Transjordan until the establishment of the Kingdom of Jordan in 1922. The term Land of Israel is used to refer to the same geographic region, both narrowly or broadly defined, by Israelis, Jews and Christian Zionists, among others. Other terms for the same area include Canaan and the Holy Land. Within the context of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, usage of the term Palestine takes on a more political connotation, the boundaries and terminology of which are subject to deep dispute. To the Palestinian people who view Palestine as their homeland, its boundaries are those of the British Mandate excluding the Transjordan, as described in the Palestinian National Charter. The State of Israel was established as a national homeland for the Jews in three-quarters of this territory by the end of the 1948 Arab-Israeli war, and the remaining quarter, comprising the Gaza Strip, the West Bank and East Jerusalem, were occupied by Egypt and by Jordan, and later by Israel during the 1967 war. Stateless since 1948, the Palestinian people, including the Palestinian diaspora, have been represented before the international community by the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO). In November 1988, the Palestinian National Council (PNC), the parliament-in-exile of the PLO declared the establishment of the State of Palestine, and over 100 countries have since granted Palestine diplomatic recognition as a state. Deviating from the usual criteria governing the classic definition of a state or country, the precise boundaries of Palestine have yet to be determined and full autonomy has yet to be secured. The Palestinian National Authority, established pursuant to the Oslo Accords, is an interim administrative body responsible for governance in population Palestinian centers in the West Bank and Gaza Strip until final status negotiations are concluded. The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Palestine:
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  • Emblem of the PLO
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  • Palestine is a conventional name used, among others, to describe a geographic region between the Mediterranean Sea and the Jordan River, and various adjoining lands. It is also used to refer to the State of Palestine, the nation of the Palestinian people. As a geographical term in its broadest application, Palestine can refer to 'ancient Palestine,' an area that includes contemporary Israel and the Palestinian territories, as well as part of Jordan, and some of both Lebanon and Syria.
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  • Outline of Palestine
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