Official Government Websites
Municipal and Local Government Websites
- City of Al Bireh ARA
- City of Nablus - official site. Includes historical background, council information, and activities. ARA ENG
- City of Ramallah - site has information on local government and public works, the city's history, culture, and more.
Political Parties, Militias, Groups
- Al-Aqsa Martyr's Brigade:
- Al-Fateh - official website of Yasser Arafat's organization ARA
- Hamas:
- BBC News: Sheikh Yassin - profile of the spiritual figurehead of Hamas.
- BBC: Who are Hamas? - October 2000 article which explains the origins and main functions of the Islamist movement.
- Charter of Allah, The - platform of the Islamic Resistance Movement (HAMAS).
- FAS: Hamas (Islamic Resistance Movement) - background on the radical Islamic fundamentalist organization which became active in the early stages of the intifada.
- Guide to Hamas, A - overview from The Jewish Post.
- Hamas (Islamic Resistance Movement) - profile from the U.S. Naval Postgraduate School.
- Hamas Charter - presents selections from the 36 article Charter of Hamas that was announced to the public in 1988.
- Hamas Covenant 1988 - text of the covenant of the Islamic Resistance Movement. Includes a definition of the movement and its ideology.
- Hamas, Islamic Jihad and the Muslim Brotherhood: Islamic Extremists and the Threat to America - 1993 Anti-Defamation League report.
- Hamas, Palestine - lists Internet resources, books, documents, and periodicals about the organization. From Air University Library Publications.
- ICT: Hamas Background - considers the history, ideology, structure, leadership, and activity of the organization. From the International Policy Institute for Counter-Terrorism.
- Out There News: Ahmed Yassin - feature exploring the politics of Islam and the Hamas movement through its spiritual leader.
- Terrorism Q & A: Hamas, Islamic Jihad - information on the Palestinian Islamist groups Hamas and Islamic Jihad. From the Council on Foreign Relations.
- Islamic Jihad:
- Palestine Liberation Organization:
- Palestinian People's Party - opposition party; limited content in English ARA
Yasser Arafat
- ABCNews.com: Yasser Arafat - biography and photo of the president of the Palestinian Council.
- CBC News: Yasser Arafat - biography of the Palestinian leader.
- Jewish Virtual Library: Yasser Arafat - from his early life in the Gaza Strip, to founding the Fatah Movement in 1965 and becoming Chairman of the PLO, on to his current role.
- Monde Diplomatique: Speech by Yasser Arafat - delivered to the United Nations General Assembly, New York, November 1974.
- Monde Diplomatique: Yasser Arafat, Speech at UN General Assembly - delivered in Geneva, December 1988.
- Nobel Peace Prize 1994: Yasser Arafat, Shimon Peres, and Yitzhak Rabin - awarded to Arafat, Shimon Peres, and Yitzhak Rabin to recognize their efforts to create peace in the Middle East. Features a biographies and text of the Nobel Lectures.
- Online Newshour: Newsmaker Interview with PLO Chairman Yasser Arafat - transcript from the October 24, 1995 conversation with Elizabeth Farnsworth.
- Peace Encyclopedia: Yassir Arafat - features frequently asked questions.
- Remarks by PLO Chairman Yasser Arafat on Receiving the Nobel Prize for Peace - acceptance speech from Oslo, 1994.
- Yasser Arafat and Gerry Adams: Caught in the Middle of the Struggle for Peace - commentary by Jennifer Hitchcock.
- Yasser Arafat Winner of the 1994 Nobel Prize in Peace - features links to pages about his co-recipients Shimon Peres and Yitzak Rabin, as well as to other sites.
Other Resources on Government and Politics
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