Palestinians
West Bank inhabitants
Palestinians are the Arab people native to Palestine, the historical region encompassing present-day Israel, the West Bank, and Gaza Strip.
The term refers both to those living in Palestinian territories and to the diaspora displaced by conflicts since 1948.
Palestinian identity centers on connection to this land and the struggle for self-determination: Palestinian refugees, Palestinian statehood, the Palestinian cause.
Palestinian coastal territory
- West BankOccupied Palestinian territories
- JerusalemTriply sacred ancient capital
- RamallahPalestinian government headquarters
- BethlehemNativity's traditional setting
Hebron · Jericho · refugee camps · territories · occupied · settlements · checkpoints · border
Decorative stitching on fabric
- keffiyehTraditional Arab cotton headscarf
- thobeArab men's long robe
- olive treesDrupes from gnarled branches
- za'atarLevantine herb blend
hummus · falafel · poetry · music · oud · folklore · cuisine · hospitality
Condition of being sovereign
- sovereigntySupreme independent authority
- self-determinationControl over one's fate
- resistanceCapacity to withstand force
- occupationOne's regular paid work
liberation · PLO · Hamas · Fatah · intifada · Oslo · accords · negotiations
Removal from usual location
- exileBanishment from homeland
- diasporaScattered population sharing origins
- campsTemporary outdoor lodgings
- LebanonMideast coastal nation
Jordan · Syria · 1948 · expulsion · stateless · right of return · resettlement · generations
Gaza
Palestinian coastal territory
- West BankOccupied Palestinian territories
- JerusalemTriply sacred ancient capital
- RamallahPalestinian government headquarters
Bethlehem · Hebron · Jericho · refugee camps · territories · occupied · settlements · checkpoints · border · Jordan River
embroidery
Decorative stitching on fabric
- keffiyehTraditional Arab cotton headscarf
- thobeArab men's long robe
- olive treesDrupes from gnarled branches
za'atar · hummus · falafel · poetry · music · oud · folklore · cuisine · hospitality · artisans
statehood
Condition of being sovereign
- sovereigntySupreme independent authority
- self-determinationControl over one's fate
- resistanceCapacity to withstand force
occupation · liberation · PLO · Hamas · Fatah · intifada · Oslo · accords · negotiations · two-state
displacement
Removal from usual location
- exileBanishment from homeland
- diasporaScattered population sharing origins
- campsTemporary outdoor lodgings
Lebanon · Jordan · Syria · 1948 · expulsion · stateless · right of return · resettlement · generations · host country
Arab
Semitic ethnic group member
- LevantineOf the eastern Mediterranean
- heritageInherited cultural legacy
- ancestryFamily line of descent
identity · lineage · culture · traditions · customs · family · clan · community · kinship · roots
- peoplesAmericans, British, Chinese, French, Germans
- Levantine peoplesArabs, Druze, Maronites, Armenians, Assyrians
- ethnic groupsJews, Arabs, Chinese, Irish, Greeks
- Mediterranean PeoplesGreeks, Italians, Spaniards, Turks, Egyptians
- Middle Eastern PeoplesArabs, Persians, Kurds, Bedouins, Bedouin
- Israeli PoliticsKnesset, Netanyahu, Labor Party, coalition government, Rabin
PalestiniansIsraelis
Citizens of a Levantine nation
- Palestinian AuthorityInterim Palestinian governing body
- Palestinian conflictOngoing Levantine territorial struggle
- Palestinian territoriesContested Levantine regions
- Palestinian refugeesPeople displaced from historic homeland
- Israeli-Palestinian conflictTerritorial and national dispute
- Palestinian territoryDisputed Mideast regions