The climate is mediterranean and temperate in most of the communities controlled by the state in the West Bank, some are desertic while in the claimed territory of Gaza it is coastal, as it is on the eastern Mediterranean Sea.
== History People==The state was unilaterally declared on November 15, 1988 in {{Main article|Palestinian}}[[AlgiersFile:Ramallah woman.jpg|left|140px]] at an extraordinary session in exile The ethnic group of the [[Palestine National Council]], the legislative arm of territories controlled by the state is [[Palestine Liberation OrganizationArab]]. Legal justification for this act was based on [[United Nations General Assembly]] Resolution 181 (II) of 29 November 1947, which provided for with the termination Arabic language spoken widely and partition of the [[British Mandate for Palestine]] into two states.<ref>[http://unispal.un.org/unispal.nsf/0/7F0AF2BD897689B785256C330061D253 Resolution 181 main religions are Islam (II). Future government of Palestine] - United Nations</ref> It was established in May 1994 after the [[Oslo Accords]].<ref>[https://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/palestinian-authority-history93-97%) and-overview The Palestinian Authority: History & Overview]. ''Jewish Virtual Library''. Retrieved August 20, 2018.</ref><ref>[https://www.britannica.com/topic/Palestinian-Authority Palestinian Authority]. ''Encyclopædia Britannica''. Retrieved August 20, 2018.</ref> In January 2013 president [[Mahmoud Abbas]] signed a presidential decree which officially changed the name of the Palestinian Authority to the "State of Palestine".<ref>[https://www.haaretz.com/.premium-pa-changes-name-to-palestine-1.5288367 Palestinian Authority Officially Changes Name to 'State of Palestine']. ''Haaretz''. Retrieved August 21, 2018Christianity.</ref>
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==Christian minority==
In October, 2011, "Palestine" was granted full membership at the U.N. cultural organization, [[UNESCO]], in a diplomatic victory won despite stiff resistance from the United States and Israel.<ref>[http://english.alarabiya.net/articles/2011/12/15/182782.html More than 100 countries recognize Palestine as a state.]</ref>
==PeopleHistory =={{Main article|Palestinian}}The state was unilaterally declared on November 15, 1988 in [[File:Ramallah woman.jpg|left|140pxAlgiers]]The ethnic group at an extraordinary session in exile of the territories controlled by [[Palestine National Council]], the legislative arm of the state is [[ArabPalestine Liberation Organization]]. Legal justification for this act was based on [[United Nations General Assembly]] Resolution 181 (II) of 29 November 1947, with which provided for the Arabic language spoken widely termination and partition of the main religions are Islam [[British Mandate for Palestine]] into two states.<ref>[http://unispal.un.org/unispal.nsf/0/7F0AF2BD897689B785256C330061D253 Resolution 181 (II). Future government of Palestine] - 93United Nations</ref> It was established in May 1994 after the [[Oslo Accords]].<ref>[https://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/palestinian-authority-history-97%) and Christianity-overview The Palestinian Authority: History & Overview]. ''Jewish Virtual Library''. Retrieved August 20, 2018.</ref><ref>[https://www.britannica.com/topic/Palestinian-Authority Palestinian Authority]. ''Encyclopædia Britannica''. Retrieved August 20, 2018.</ref> In January 2013 president [[Mahmoud Abbas]] signed a presidential decree which officially changed the name of the Palestinian Authority to the "State of Palestine".<ref>[https://www.haaretz.com/.premium-pa-changes-name-to-palestine-1.5288367 Palestinian Authority Officially Changes Name to 'State of Palestine']. ''Haaretz''. Retrieved August 21, 2018.</ref>
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==Criticism==