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The Palestinian Authority (PA), officially known as the Palestinian National Authority [a] or the State of Palestine, [6] is the Fatah-controlled government body that exercises partial civil control over the Palestinian enclaves in the Israeli-occupied West Bank as a consequence of the 1993–1995 Oslo Accords.
The Palestinian Authority has announced the formation of a new Cabinet as it faces international pressure to reform. President Mahmoud Abbas, who has led the PA for nearly two decades and remains ...
In 1994, The Palestinian Authority was formed, the governing body for the interim period pending final status negotiations. The President of the State of Palestine is the highest-ranking political position, the equivalent to head of state , in the Palestinian National Authority (PNA).
Since June 2007, the Fatah-led government has exercised authority in Ramallah, West Bank, and has been recognized as the official government of the Palestinian Authority; while since Hamas took control in the Gaza Strip, it has exercised de facto control there, ousting Fatah PNA representatives in June 2007. Fatah government in the West Bank
The Palestinian Authority must be the sole governing power in Gaza after the war, Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammad Mustafa said on Wednesday, as expectations grew that a deal to halt fighting ...
Meanwhile, support for Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas, who has held the position since 2005, has collapsed. In the West Bank, 92% of respondents want him to resign, according to the ...
Palestine Liberation Organization: President of the State of Palestine: President of the Palestinian National Authority: West Bank: Gaza Strip: 10 June 1964 – 24 December 1967 Ahmad Shukeiri: 24 December 1967 – 2 February 1969 Yahya Hammuda: 2 February 1969 – 2 April 1989 Yasser Arafat: 2 April 1989 [6] – 5 July 1994 Yasser Arafat
“This is a historic moment again,” said Riyad Mansour, the Palestinian U.N. ambassador. Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas delivered the Palestinian Authority’s application to become the 194th member of the United Nations to then Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Sept. 23, 2011, before addressing world leaders at the General Assembly.