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Two Palestines,... so thinks the CIA

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Submitted by EM (Canada), Dec 23, 2005 at 10:17

Every time I look up the CIA World Fact Book, I am puzzled to find no listing for Palestine. Instead, they list "West Bank" and "Gaza Strip" as two separate countries. It seems to be official politics in the US and dates back to Clinton, as far as I know. What is the legal basis for this US position?

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Georgetown sells out [219 words]Thomas Earl CannadyJan 1, 2006 20:5730913
I'll tell you why... [4 words]JoshuaJun 21, 2007 22:2730913
Two Palestines,... so thinks the CIA [59 words]EMDec 23, 2005 10:1730450
No Palestine in the Holy Land [299 words]y brandstetter MDDec 22, 2005 16:1130421

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