Dictionary of Palestinian Political terms

This edition of the Dictionary of Palestinian Political Terms represents an important addition to this aspect of PASSIA’s work. The PASSIA team has first compiled this dictionary in 2004 to provide a broad audience with a reliable and up-to-date reference source of information on every aspect of the political life of Palestine both historically and contemporarily. The Dictionary was very popular and soon out of print, so that we decided to work on this second, updated and revised edition. The purpose of this dictionary is thus to acquaint the reader in a simple yet comprehensive fashion with the terminology used by policy-makers, journalists, academics, commentators, and analysts, in discussing the unfolding events as well as the complexities and nuances of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict. To serve this task, this volume contains close to 700 brief, to the point entries, which provide - arranged in alphabetical order - definitions and explanations of key terms on all aspects of Palestinian politics, from political factions, movements and institutions to issues related to the Middle East peace process to key concepts, terms and documents that define Palestinian political life, events, and international relations.