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| Population: |
3.5m. Outside the Occupied Territories there are some 4.4m Palestinians. The largest number (over 1.5m) live in Jordan. There are also Palestinian refugee communities in Lebanon and Syria |
| Nationality: |
noun: Palestinian adjective: Palestinian |
| Ethnic groups: |
Arab |
| Religions: |
Muslim (97%), Christian (3%) |
| Languages: |
Arabic. English is widely spoken |
| Human Rights: |
Although President Arafat has publicly stated
on several occasions that the Palestinian Authority is committed to respecting
all internationally recognised human rights standards and to incorporating
them fully into Palestinian law, the Palestinian Authority has yet to make
real progress in human rights and good governance.
The practice of detention without trial or charge is used, and beatings and torture are not uncommon in Palestinian detention centres. The death penalty still exists. The EU has encouraged President Arafat to consider the introduction of a moratorium on the death penalty. |
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