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Yasser Arafat, the past and present leader of the Palestinian Liberation Organization (PLO) made his come-back to Palestine in March 1994. After an absence of 25 years he visited again his home-land. The
following is a record of this day. Please note that the Israel-PLO
Declaration of Principles on Interim Self-Government Arrangements
will soon have come to the end of its term. Signed on 13 September
1993, it provided for a transitional period of Palestinian interim
self-government in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank not exceeding
five years.
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Industries: generally small family businesses that produce textiles, soap, olive-wood carvings, and mother-of-pearl souvenirs |
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Yasser Arafat
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Three young boys with the man of the moment |
Unemployment rate: 35% to 40% (1996 est.) |
Agriculture - products: olives, citrus, other fruits, vegetables; beef, dairy products |
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Age structure: 0-14 years: 51% (male 261,014; female 248,236) |
Highways: total : NA paved: NA km unpaved: NA note: small, poorly developed road network |
Seen outside the Palestine |
Population: 987,869 (July 1997 est.) |
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The children of the refugee-camps |
permanent status to be determined through further negotiation |
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An estimated 378,000 persons were in refugee camps in 1996. |
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Struggling to get the best view of their leader did these men unwittingly create a living monument |
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