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==Resources==
==How to Find the Records==
===Online Resources===


*'''1883-1917 -''' {{FSC|34209|item|disp=Nüfūs registers (Ottoman census and population registers of Palestine), 1883-1917}}. Includes birth, marriage, divorce, and death records. These records can only be accessed at a [https://www.familysearch.org/fhcenters/locations/ FamilySearch center] or a [https://www.familysearch.org/fhcenters/locations/ FamilySearch affiliate library].
===Online Collections===
*'''1945-1948 - '''[https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-records/palestine-conflict-british-deaths-1945-1948 Palestine Conflict British Deaths, 1945-1948], Findmypast ($)
 
* [https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/Visa-Reciprocity-and-Civil-Documents-by-Country/Israel.html?wcmmode=disabled U.S. State Department Reciprocity and Civil Documents] - (Israel, West Bank, and Gaza) Contains information about record-keeping practices in the Palestine and offices to contact
*'''1883-1917 -''' [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/34209?availability=Family%20History%20Library Nüfūs registers (Ottoman census and population registers of Palestine), 1883-1917]. These records can only be accessed at a family history center or a FamilySearch affiliate library.  


===Offices to Contact===
===Offices to Contact===


[https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/Visa-Reciprocity-and-Civil-Documents-by-Country/Israel.html?wcmmode=disabled '''U.S. Visa documents by country'''] explains how to obtain birth, death, marriage, divorces, adoptions, and other records for Israel, Jerusalem, the West Bank and Gaza.<br>
The passport contains the following paragraph, which is signed by the Minster of the Interior or Director General of Civil Registration and Passport Department:<ref>U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, [https://www.uscis.gov/archive/resource-information-center-palestine-0 Resource Information Center: Palestine U.S.]</ref>


==Historical Background==


[https://www.moi.pna.ps/home/ '''Palestinian Authority Ministry of Interior (MOI)''']<br>
==Coverage and Compliance==
Ramallah<br>
Al Masyoun - opposite the Cabinet<br>
Palestine<br>


Telephone: +970-22946540<br>
Fax: +970-22946542<br>
Email: [mailto:info@moi.pna.ps info@moi.pna.ps]<br>


==Information Recorded in the Records==




'''The Supreme Constitutional Court'''<br>
Palestine - Al-Bireh<br>
Telephone: +970-22409035<br>
Fax: +970-22409033<br>
Email: [mailto:president@tscc.pna.ps president@tscc.pna.ps]<br>
[https://www.unrwa.org/ '''United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) for Palestine Refugees in the Near East'''] <br>
UNRWA helps about 5.7 Million Palestine refugees. It is creating a "registration portal which will allow Palestine refugees to directly access their records and download electronic documents pertaining to their family history over the last 70 years."<ref>United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA), What We Do, [https://www.unrwa.org/what-we-do/eligibility-registration Eligibility Registration], (accessed 13 August 2021)</ref>
[https://www.unrwa.org/contact-us '''UNRWA Offices''']:
'''Sami Mshasha, Director of Communications & Arabic Language Spokesperson'''<br>
Sheikh Jarrah, East Jerusalem<br>
Jerusalem<br>
Palestinian Territory<br>
Telephone: +972-(0)54-216-8295<br>
::::+972 (0)258 90724<br>
Email: [mailto:s.mshasha@unrwa.org s.mshasha@unrwa.org]<br>
'''Gaza Public Information Office'''<br>
Al-Azhar Road (opposite Islamic University), Rimal Quarter<br>
Gaza City<br>
Palestinian Territory<br>
Telephone: (+ 972 8) 288 7213<br>
Fax: (+ 972 8) 288 7219<br>
Contact Name: Milina Shahin, Public Information Officer <br>
Email: [mailto:gazapio@unrwa.org gazapio@unrwa.org]<br>
'''West Bank Public Information Office'''<br>
Sheikh Jarrah, East Jerusalem<br>
Jerusalem<br>
Palestinian Territory<br>
Telephone: (+ 972) 2 589 1618<br>
::::(+ 972) 542 168 723<br>
::::(+ 971) 562 940 664<br>
Fax: (+ 972) 2 0751 589<br>
Contact Name: Kazem Abu-khalaf, OIC-Public Information Officer<br>
Email: [mailto:k.abu-khalaf@unrwa.org k.abu-khalaf@unrwa.org]<br>
==Background==
According to Wikipedia, many governments recognize Palestine as a state.<ref>Wikipedia contributors, [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Legal_status_of_the_State_of_Palestine Legal status of the Palestine], (accessed 10 August 2021).</ref>
"In accordance with the Oslo agreement signed in Washington on September 13, 1993, the Palestinian self-government began issuing Palestinian Authority Passport/Travel Documents in 1995."<ref>U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, [https://www.uscis.gov/archive/resource-information-center-palestine-0 Resource Information Center: Palestine U.S.]</ref>
To understand who lived in the area of Palestine and when, see the Wikipedia article, [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/State_of_Palestine Palestine].
===Coverage and Compliance===
'''National Census''' <br>
Palestine Census Bureau of Statistics includes number of Palestinians in Israel from 1948 to 2017. But those individuals will most likely be recorded in Israeli archives. The Palestinian Census estimates 85-90% coverage. It includes only Palestinians in Palestinian Territories, and does not include foreigners in Palestine, or Palestinians who hold Israeli citizenship.
There were two '''British Censuses''' done. One in 1922 and another in 1931.
Jordan did a census in '''1952''' that included three districts - Hebron, Nablus, and Jerusalem.
In '''1967''' there was an '''Israeli Census'''. This included:
*Name of family/clan
*First Name
*Name of Father and Mother
*Name of Grandfather
*Address
*Passport/Identification Number
*Gender
*Marital Status
*Members of Household
There are also numbers for people exiled.
==Information Recorded in the Records==
==Strategy==


== References ==
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How to Find the Records[edit | edit source]

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The passport contains the following paragraph, which is signed by the Minster of the Interior or Director General of Civil Registration and Passport Department:[1]

Historical Background[edit | edit source]

Coverage and Compliance[edit | edit source]

Information Recorded in the Records[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, Resource Information Center: Palestine U.S.