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Complete the sentence about Naji al-Ali with the correct year: In ______ he was described by The Guardian as "the nearest thing there is to an Arab public opinion".
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Complete the sentence about Naji al-Ali with the correct year: In ______ he was described by The Guardian as "the nearest thing there is to an Arab public opinion".
1984. In 1984 he was described by The Guardian as "the nearest thing there is to an Arab public opinion".
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Complete the sentence about Wadi Gaza with the correct year: The Wadi Gaza Nature Reserve was declared a nature reserve by the Environmental Quality Authority of the Palestinian Authority in June ______.
2000. The Wadi Gaza Nature Reserve was declared a nature reserve by the Environmental Quality Authority of the Palestinian Authority in June 2000.
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Complete the sentence about Palestine Football Association with the correct year: Since ______, Israeli clubs have played in the various UEFA club competitions, while the national teams have played in UEFA championships.
1992. Since 1992, Israeli clubs have played in the various UEFA club competitions, while the national teams have played in UEFA championships.
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Complete the sentence about East Jerusalem with the correct year: The ______ Jerusalem Law declared unified Jerusalem the capital of Israel, formalizing the effective annexation of East Jerusalem.
1980. The 1980 Jerusalem Law declared unified Jerusalem the capital of Israel, formalizing the effective annexation of East Jerusalem.
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Complete the sentence about Palestine Football Association with the correct year: The Palestine Football Association was founded at a meeting held on 14 August ______ and applied for membership of FIFA.
1928. The Palestine Football Association was founded at a meeting held on 14 August 1928 and applied for membership of FIFA.
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Complete the sentence about Arab Higher Committee with the correct year: The strike had been called off in October ______ and the violence abated for about a year while the Peel Commission deliberated.
1936. The strike had been called off in October 1936 and the violence abated for about a year while the Peel Commission deliberated.
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Complete the sentence about Ghassan Kanafani with the correct year: Kanafani was born in Acre, then part of Mandatory Palestine, in ______.
1936. Kanafani was born in Acre, then part of Mandatory Palestine, in 1936.
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Complete the sentence about Jordanian annexation of the West Bank with the correct year: On 3 April ______, Israel and Jordan signed an armistice agreement.
1949. On 3 April 1949, Israel and Jordan signed an armistice agreement.
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Complete the sentence about British Mandate for Palestine with the correct year: The addition of Transjordan was given legal form on 21 March ______, when the British incorporated Article 25 into the Palestine Mandate.
1921. The addition of Transjordan was given legal form on 21 March 1921, when the British incorporated Article 25 into the Palestine Mandate.
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Complete the sentence about Hebron with the correct year: Since the ______ Hebron Protocol, most of Hebron has been governed by the Palestinian National Authority.
1997. Since the 1997 Hebron Protocol, most of Hebron has been governed by the Palestinian National Authority.
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Complete the sentence about Palestine–China relations with the correct year: China supports the creation of a "sovereign and independent Palestinian state" based on the ______ borders with East Jerusalem as its capital.
1967. China supports the creation of a "sovereign and independent Palestinian state" based on the 1967 borders with East Jerusalem as its capital.
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Complete the sentence about Ghassan Kanafani with the correct year: During the ______ Palestine war, his family was forced out of their hometown by Zionist militias.
1948. During the 1948 Palestine war, his family was forced out of their hometown by Zionist militias.
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Complete the sentence about Arabic coffee with the correct year: In Cairo, Egypt, a similar ban was instituted in ______, and the coffeehouses and warehouses containing coffee beans were sacked.
1532. In Cairo, Egypt, a similar ban was instituted in 1532, and the coffeehouses and warehouses containing coffee beans were sacked.
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Complete the sentence about Ma'an News Agency with the correct year: According to a ______ survey, 95.6% of Palestinians with internet access "frequently visit" the site.
2007. According to a 2007 survey, 95.6% of Palestinians with internet access "frequently visit" the site.
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Complete the sentence about Gaza–Jericho Agreement with the correct year: The agreement is commonly known as the ______ Cairo Agreement.
1994. The agreement is commonly known as the 1994 Cairo Agreement.
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Complete the sentence about Tatreez with the correct year: Dresses found in a ______ CE burial in Lebanon represent the earliest intact garments with Tatreez embroidery, and strongly resemble the regional dress of Ramallah.
1283. Dresses found in a 1283 CE burial in Lebanon represent the earliest intact garments with Tatreez embroidery, and strongly resemble the regional dress of Ramallah.
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Complete the sentence about Taybeh, Ramallah with the correct year: In February ______, Joscelin III gave the castle to king Baldwin IV of Jerusalem along with some other properties in return for the lordship of Mi'ilya.
1182. In February 1182, Joscelin III gave the castle to king Baldwin IV of Jerusalem along with some other properties in return for the lordship of Mi'ilya.
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Complete the sentence about Qabatiya with the correct year: Qabatiya, like all of Palestine was incorporated into the Ottoman Empire in ______.
1517. Qabatiya, like all of Palestine was incorporated into the Ottoman Empire in 1517.
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Complete the sentence with the correct year: In the Gaza Strip, the government was the Hamas government of ______.
2012. In the Gaza Strip, the government was the Hamas government of 2012.
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Complete the sentence about Mahmoud Abbas with the correct year: Abbas served as the first prime minister of the Palestinian Authority from March to September ______.
2003. Abbas served as the first prime minister of the Palestinian Authority from March to September 2003.
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Complete the sentence about Hilal Al-Quds Club with the correct year: Hilal Al-Quds was established in ______ as an idea by Mahdi Hijazi.
1972. Hilal Al-Quds was established in 1972 as an idea by Mahdi Hijazi.
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Complete the sentence about Anabta with the correct year: In ______, the American scholar Edward Robinson visited the village.
1852. In 1852, the American scholar Edward Robinson visited the village.
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Complete the sentence about Mourid Barghouti with the correct year: The Oslo Accords finally allowed Barghouti to return to the West Bank, and in ______ he was able to return to Ramallah after 30 years of exile.
1996. The Oslo Accords finally allowed Barghouti to return to the West Bank, and in 1996 he was able to return to Ramallah after 30 years of exile.
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Complete the sentence about State of Palestine with the correct year: In ______, internal divisions between political factions led to a takeover of Gaza by Hamas.
2007. In 2007, internal divisions between political factions led to a takeover of Gaza by Hamas.
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Complete the sentence about Salam Fayyad with the correct year: The party was not successful, and Fayyad returned as Finance Minister in the March ______ Unity Government.
2007. The party was not successful, and Fayyad returned as Finance Minister in the March 2007 Unity Government.
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Complete the sentence about Jordanian dinar with the correct year: Though Jordan became an independent kingdom on 25 May ______, it continued to use the Palestinian pound for a while.
1946. Though Jordan became an independent kingdom on 25 May 1946, it continued to use the Palestinian pound for a while.

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