The Palestinian people have been subjected to a century of settler colonialism, that has resulted in dispossession and ethnic displacement wherein the majority of the Palestinian people have become refugees. Palestine, defined here as the West Bank including East Jerusalem and the Gaza strip is a State under occupation according to the United Nations General Assembly Resolution No. 19\67 of the year 2012 and has acquired an observer state in the UN General Assembly. Palestine today consists of two physically separated landmasses, namely the West Bank (including East Jerusalem) and Gaza Strip with a total area of 5,843 km2 and 362 km2, respectively.

 

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