Palestine, Palestinians – Noun and adjective relating to the Palestinian Arabic-speaking people and region in the Levant, which has been at the centre of a global political dispute since the founding of the State of Israel in 1948, subsequent occupation of Palestinian territories in 1967 and subsequent Israeli settlement building. Use Palestine and Palestinians in the context of Palestine’s activities in international bodies to which it has been admitted and the actions of the Palestinian Authority: the Palestinian flag, Palestinian prime minister, the United Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA). The term ‘State of Palestine’ can be used in the context when used officially by the United Nations as deemed by its Secretariat in 2012. The 137 UN member countries that have recognised the State of Palestine can legitimately use the term in their state media. The use of Palestine or state of Palestine in other situations can also be avoided in order to further demonstrate that it is not a fully independent, unified state. For territory, refer specifically to the West Bank or Gaza, or the Palestinian territories in reference to both. Use the adjective Palestinian when contrasted with
