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Resources[edit | edit source]

Online Resources[edit | edit source]

1883-1917 - {{Expansion depth limit exceeded|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 FamilySearch center or a FamilySearch affiliate library.
1945-1948 - Palestine Conflict British Deaths, 1945-1948, Findmypast ($)
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

Offices to Contact[edit | edit source]

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.

Palestinian Authority Ministry of Interior (MOI)
Ramallah
Al Masyoun - opposite the Cabinet
Palestine

Telephone: +970-22946540
Fax: +970-22946542
Email: info@moi.pna.ps

The Supreme Constitutional Court
Palestine - Al-Bireh

Telephone: +970-22409035
Fax: +970-22409033
Email: president@tscc.pna.ps

United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) for Palestine Refugees in the Near East
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."Expansion depth limit exceeded

UNRWA Offices:

Sami Mshasha, Director of Communications & Arabic Language Spokesperson
Sheikh Jarrah, East Jerusalem
Jerusalem
Palestinian Territory

Telephone: +972-(0)54-216-8295

+972 (0)258 90724

Email: s.mshasha@unrwa.org

Gaza Public Information Office
Al-Azhar Road (opposite Islamic University), Rimal Quarter
Gaza City
Palestinian Territory

Telephone: (+ 972 8) 288 7213
Fax: (+ 972 8) 288 7219
Contact Name: Milina Shahin, Public Information Officer
Email: gazapio@unrwa.org

West Bank Public Information Office
Sheikh Jarrah, East Jerusalem
Jerusalem
Palestinian Territory

Telephone: (+ 972) 2 589 1618

(+ 972) 542 168 723

(+ 971) 562 940 664

Fax: (+ 972) 2 0751 589
Contact Name: Kazem Abu-khalaf, OIC-Public Information Officer
Email: k.abu-khalaf@unrwa.org

Background[edit | edit source]

According to Wikipedia, many governments recognize Palestine as a state.Expansion depth limit exceeded

"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."Expansion depth limit exceeded

To understand who lived in the area of Palestine and when, see the Wikipedia article, Palestine.

Coverage and Compliance[edit | edit source]

National Census
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[edit | edit source]

Strategy[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

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-*'''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].
+*'''1883-1917 -''' {{<span class="error">Expansion depth limit exceeded</span>|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].
 *'''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
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 [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>
+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."<span class="error">Expansion depth limit exceeded</span>
 [https://www.unrwa.org/contact-us '''UNRWA Offices''']:
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 ==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>
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-"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>
+"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."<span class="error">Expansion depth limit exceeded</span>
 To understand who lived in the area of Palestine and when, see the Wikipedia article, [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/State_of_Palestine Palestine].
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 == References ==
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