Palestine Occupied Palestinian Territory | ![]() |
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Status | Proto Independent State (OIsraelupied) |
Capital | |
Land Area | |
Location | Asia, The Mediterranean, The Middle East |
Population | 4.9m1 |
Life Expectancy | 73.07yrs (2017)2 |
GNI | $5 256 (2017)3 |
ISO3166-1 Codes | , , 4 |
Internet Domain | 5 |
Currency | 6 |
Telephone | +7 |
“Following World War II, the British withdrew from their mandate of Palestine, and the UN partitioned the area into Arab and Jewish states, an arrangement rejected by the Arabs. Subsequently, the Israelis defeated the Arabs in a series of wars without ending the deep tensions between the two sides. (The territories Israel occupied since the 1967 war are not included in the Israel country profile, unless otherwise noted.) On 25 April 1982, Israel withdrew from the Sinai pursuant to the 1979 Israel-Egypt Peace Treaty. In keeping with the framework established at the Madrid Conference in October 1991, bilateral negotiations were conducted between Israel and Palestinian representatives and Syria to achieve a permanent settlement. Israel and Palestinian officials signed on 13 September 1993 a Declaration of Principles (also known as the "Oslo Accords") guiding an interim period of Palestinian self-rule. Outstanding territorial and other disputes with Jordan were resolved in the 26 October 1994 Israel-Jordan Treaty of Peace. Progress toward a permanent status agreement was undermined by Israeli-Palestinian violence between September 2003 and February 2005. Israel in 2005 unilaterally disengaged from the Gaza Strip, evacuating settlers and its military while retaining control over most points of entry into the Gaza Strip. The election of HAMAS to head the Palestinian Legislative Council in 2006 froze relations between Israel and the Palestinian Authority (PA). In 2006 Israel engaged in a 34-day conflict with Hizballah in Lebanon in June-August 2006 and a 23-day conflict with HAMAS in the Gaza Strip during December 2008 and January 2009. Prime Minister Binyamin NETANYAHU formed a coalition in March 2009 following a February 2009 general election. Direct talks with the PA launched in September 2010 collapsed following the expiration of Israel's 10-month partial settlement construction moratorium in the West Bank.”
CIA's The World Factbook (2013)8
UN HDI (2016)9 | ||
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Pos. | Lower is better Rank9 | |
1 | Norway | 1 |
2 | Australia | 2 |
3 | Switzerland | 2 |
... | ||
111 | Egypt | 111 |
112 | Turkmenistan | 111 |
113 | Indonesia | 113 |
114 | Palestine | 114 |
115 | Vietnam | 115 |
116 | Philippines | 116 |
117 | El Salvador | 117 |
118 | Bolivia | 118 |
World Avg | 94.3 | |
q=188. |
Gross National Income Per-Capita (2011)10 | ||
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Pos. | Higher is better PPP $10 | |
1 | Qatar | $129 916 |
2 | Singapore | $78 162 |
3 | Kuwait | $76 075 |
... | ||
132 | Timor-Leste (E. Timor) | $5 371 |
133 | Vietnam | $5 335 |
134 | Tonga | $5 284 |
135 | Palestine | $5 256 |
136 | Laos | $5 049 |
137 | Pakistan | $5 031 |
138 | Moldova | $5 026 |
139 | Myanmar (Burma) | $4 943 |
World Avg | $17 240 | |
q=193. |
The United Nations produces an annual Human Development Report which includes the Human Development Index. The factors taken into account include life expectancy, education and schooling and Gross National Income (GNI) amongst many others..
As a territory of Israel I do not have many specific statistics for this territory in its own right.
#birth_control #demographics #health #immigration #life_expectancy #longevity #migration #overpopulation #population
Population:
Palestine's population is predicted to rise to 6.755 million by 2030. This country has a fertility rate of 4.31. The fertility rate is, in simple terms, the average amount of children that each woman has. The higher the figure, the quicker the population is growing, although, to calculate the rate you also need to take into account morbidity, i.e., the rate at which people die. If people live healthy and long lives and morbidity is low, then, 2.0 approximates to the replacement rate, which would keep the population stable. If all countries had such a fertility rate, population growth would end. The actual replacement rate in most developed countries is around 2.1.Population (2018)1 | ||
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Pos. | Population1 | |
1 | China | 1.4b |
2 | India | 1.4b |
3 | USA | 327.1m |
... | ||
117 | Norway | 5.3m |
118 | Congo, (Brazzaville) | 5.2m |
119 | Costa Rica | 5.0m |
120 | Palestine | 4.9m |
121 | Oman | 4.8m |
122 | Liberia | 4.8m |
123 | Ireland | 4.8m |
124 | New Zealand | 4.7m |
World Avg | 39.0m | |
q=195. |
Life Expectancy (2015)10 | ||
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Pos. | Higher is better Years10 | |
1 | Hong Kong | 84.16 |
2 | Japan | 83.68 |
3 | Italy | 83.34 |
... | ||
95 | Honduras | 73.33 |
96 | Seychelles | 73.30 |
97 | El Salvador | 73.27 |
98 | Palestine | 73.07 |
99 | St Vincent & Grenadines | 73.04 |
100 | Paraguay | 73.00 |
101 | Tonga | 72.99 |
102 | Palau | 72.87 |
World Avg | 71.27 | |
q=190. |
Fertility Rate (2013)11 | ||
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Pos. | 2.0 is best11 | |
1 | N. Korea | 2.00 |
2 | Brunei | 1.99 |
3 | St Vincent & Grenadines | 2.01 |
... | ||
144 | Burundi | 4.10 |
145 | Ivory Coast | 4.27 |
146 | Eritrea | 4.28 |
147 | Palestine | 4.31 |
148 | Cameroon | 4.33 |
149 | Mauritania | 4.40 |
150 | Congo, (Brazzaville) | 4.46 |
151 | Central African Rep. | 4.46 |
World Avg | 2.81 | |
q=180. |
Old-Age Dependency Ratio (2016)12 | ||
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Pos. | Lower is better Per 10012 | |
1 | Uganda | 04.3 |
2 | Mali | 04.5 |
3 | Chad | 04.7 |
... | ||
36 | Madagascar | 06.4 |
37 | Papua New Guinea | 06.4 |
38 | Ghana | 06.5 |
39 | Palestine | 06.5 |
40 | Ethiopia | 06.6 |
41 | Swaziland | 06.6 |
42 | Central African Rep. | 06.8 |
43 | Sudan | 06.8 |
World Avg | 18.3 | |
q=185. |
Migration:
Immigrants (2017)13 | ||
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Pos. | %13 | |
1 | UAE | 88.4% |
2 | Kuwait | 75.5% |
3 | Qatar | 65.2% |
... | ||
81 | Syria | 5.5% |
82 | Thailand | 5.2% |
83 | Hungary | 5.2% |
84 | Palestine | 5.2% |
85 | Argentina | 4.9% |
86 | Panama | 4.7% |
87 | Tonga | 4.6% |
88 | Venezuela | 4.5% |
World Avg | 9.4% | |
q=195. |
Emigrants (2010)14 | ||
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Pos. | %14 | |
1 | Dominica | 104.8% |
2 | Palestine | 68.4% |
3 | Samoa | 67.3% |
4 | Grenada | 65.5% |
5 | St Kitts & Nevis | 61.1% |
6 | Guyana | 56.9% |
7 | Monaco | 56.3% |
8 | Antigua & Barbuda | 47.6% |
9 | Tonga | 45.4% |
10 | Albania | 45.4% |
11 | Barbados | 41.0% |
12 | Suriname | 39.0% |
World Avg | 11.5% | |
q=192. |
#equality #freethought #human_rights #international_law #mass_media #morals #politics #prejudice #religious_tolerance #tolerance
Human Rights, Equality & Tolerance (2020)15,16 | ||
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Pos. | Lower is better Avg Rank15,16 | |
1 | Sweden | 9.9 |
2 | Denmark | 14.7 |
3 | Norway | 15.5 |
... | ||
191 | Mauritania | 144.7 |
192 | N. Korea | 146.8 |
193 | Pakistan | 147.0 |
194 | Brunei | 147.1 |
195 | Sudan | 148.8 |
196 | Tuvalu | 158.8 |
197 | Somalia | 159.8 |
198 | Palestine | 163.0 |
199 | Solomon Islands | 166.6 |
World Avg | 89.0 | |
q=199. |
The best countries in the world at ensuring human rights, fostering equality and promoting tolerance, are Sweden, Denmark and Norway15. These countries are displaying the best traits that humanity has to offer. The worst countries are The Solomon Islands, Palestine and Somalia15.
The data sets used to calculate points for each country are statistics on commentary in Human Rights Watch reports, its nominal commitment to Human Rights, speed of uptake of HR treaties, supporting personal, civil & economic freedoms, supporting press freedom, eliminating modern slavery, opposing gender inequality, the year from which women could participate in democracy, its success in fighting anti-semitic prejudice, LGBT equality and freethought. The regions with the best average results per country are Scandinavia, Baltic States and Europe15, whereas the worst are Melanesia, Micronesia and Australasia15.
For more, see:
Human Rights & Tolerance:
HR Treaties Lag (2019)17 | ||
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Pos. | Lower is better Avg Yrs/Treaty17 | |
1 | Ecuador | 2.15 |
2 | Uruguay | 2.25 |
3 | Tunisia | 3.65 |
... | ||
188 | Kiribati | 15.80 |
189 | Solomon Islands | 15.81 |
190 | Nauru | 16.16 |
191 | Sao Tome & Principe | 16.17 |
192 | Tuvalu | 16.33 |
193 | Palau | 16.34 |
194 | Marshall Islands | 16.34 |
195 | Palestine | 17.21 |
World Avg | 10.02 | |
q=195. |
Press Freedom (2013)18 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Lower is better18 | |
1 | Finland | 638 |
2 | Netherlands | 648 |
3 | Norway | 652 |
... | ||
142 | Cambodia | 4181 |
143 | Bangladesh | 4201 |
144 | Malaysia | 4273 |
145 | Palestine | 4309 |
146 | Philippines | 4311 |
147 | Russia | 4342 |
148 | Singapore | 4343 |
149 | Iraq | 4467 |
World Avg | 3249 | |
q=178. |
Prejudice:
Freedom of Thought (2021)19 | ||
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Pos. | Lower is better19 | |
1 | Belgium | 1.0 |
2 | Netherlands | 1.0 |
3 | Taiwan | 1.0 |
... | ||
148 | Uzbekistan | 3.7 |
149 | Myanmar (Burma) | 3.8 |
150 | Zimbabwe | 3.8 |
151 | Palestine | 3.8 |
152 | Belarus | 3.8 |
153 | Sri Lanka | 3.8 |
154 | Russia | 3.8 |
155 | Thailand | 3.8 |
World Avg | 3.0 | |
q=196. |
#birth_control #demographics #health #life_expectancy #longevity #overpopulation #Palestine #parenting #population
Health:
Palestine is a pretty unhealthy country. And finally, it does worse than average in terms of its average life expectancy10, its adolescent birth rate20 and in its fertility rate11. The number of overweight adults has increased by 14% over the last 40 years.Life Expectancy (2015)10 | ||
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Pos. | Higher is better Years10 | |
1 | Hong Kong | 84.16 |
2 | Japan | 83.68 |
3 | Italy | 83.34 |
... | ||
95 | Honduras | 73.33 |
96 | Seychelles | 73.30 |
97 | El Salvador | 73.27 |
98 | Palestine | 73.07 |
99 | St Vincent & Grenadines | 73.04 |
100 | Paraguay | 73.00 |
101 | Tonga | 72.99 |
102 | Palau | 72.87 |
World Avg | 71.27 | |
q=190. |
Fertility Rate (2013)11 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | 2.0 is best11 | |
1 | N. Korea | 2.00 |
2 | Brunei | 1.99 |
3 | St Vincent & Grenadines | 2.01 |
... | ||
144 | Burundi | 4.10 |
145 | Ivory Coast | 4.27 |
146 | Eritrea | 4.28 |
147 | Palestine | 4.31 |
148 | Cameroon | 4.33 |
149 | Mauritania | 4.40 |
150 | Congo, (Brazzaville) | 4.46 |
151 | Central African Rep. | 4.46 |
World Avg | 2.81 | |
q=180. |
Children's Health:
Adolescent Birth Rate (2015)20 | ||
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Pos. | Lower is better Per 100020 | |
1 | N. Korea | 0.5 |
2 | S. Korea | 1.6 |
3 | Switzerland | 2.9 |
... | ||
119 | Seychelles | 57.4 |
120 | Paraguay | 57.4 |
121 | Ethiopia | 58.4 |
122 | Palestine | 58.6 |
123 | Jamaica | 59.7 |
124 | Azerbaijan | 59.8 |
125 | Yemen | 61.5 |
126 | Philippines | 61.7 |
World Avg | 47.9 | |
q=185. |
#education #modernity #religion #technology #the_internet
Modernity and Learning (2020)21 | ||
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Pos. | Lower is better Avg Rank21 | |
1 | Finland | 8.0 |
2 | Belgium | 9.1 |
3 | Denmark | 10.0 |
... | ||
97 | Belize | 72.7 |
98 | Brunei | 73.0 |
99 | Philippines | 74.1 |
100 | Palestine | 74.8 |
101 | Uganda | 75.3 |
102 | Sri Lanka | 76.0 |
103 | Tonga | 76.0 |
104 | Oman | 76.1 |
105 | Maldives | 77.0 |
World Avg | 69.0 | |
q=180. |
Modernity and Education:
Secondary Education (2018)22 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Higher is better22 | |
1 | Luxembourg | 100.0% |
2 | Estonia | 100.0% |
3 | Austria | 100.0% |
... | ||
88 | Guyana | 63.3% |
89 | Ghana | 63.1% |
90 | Peru | 62.2% |
91 | Palestine | 61.1% |
92 | Suriname | 60.5% |
93 | Mexico | 59.7% |
94 | Bahrain | 59.6% |
95 | Brazil | 59.5% |
World Avg | 63.0% | |
q=169. |
Length of Schooling (2018)23 | ||
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Pos. | Higher is better Years23 | |
1 | Australia | 22.1 |
2 | Belgium | 19.7 |
3 | Finland | 19.3 |
... | ||
101 | Gabon | 12.9 |
102 | Panama | 12.9 |
103 | Suriname | 12.9 |
104 | Palestine | 12.8 |
105 | Bahamas | 12.8 |
106 | Venezuela | 12.8 |
107 | Libya | 12.8 |
108 | Cameroon | 12.7 |
World Avg | 13.2 | |
q=193. |
Religiosity (2009)24 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Lower is better %24 | |
1 | Estonia | 16 |
2 | Sweden | 17 |
3 | Denmark | 19 |
... | ||
79 | Sudan | 93 |
80 | Tunisia | 93 |
81 | Uganda | 93 |
82 | Palestine | 93 |
83 | Nepal | 93 |
84 | Bahrain | 94 |
85 | Congo, DR | 94 |
86 | Kenya | 94 |
World Avg | 75.1 | |
q=114. |
Technology and Information:
Internet Users (2016)25 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Higher is better25 | |
1 | Iceland | 100% |
2 | Faroe Islands | 99% |
3 | Norway | 98% |
... | ||
71 | Saudi Arabia | 65% |
72 | French Polynesia | 64% |
73 | Albania | 63% |
74 | Palestine | 63% |
75 | Montenegro | 62% |
76 | Bosnia & Herzegovina | 62% |
77 | Azerbaijan | 61% |
78 | Belarus | 61% |
World Avg | 48.1% | |
q=201. |
IPv6 Uptake (2017)26 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Higher is better Ratio26 | |
1 | Belgium | 55.4 |
2 | Germany | 41.8 |
3 | Switzerland | 35.1 |
... | ||
145 | Oman | 0.0 |
146 | Papua New Guinea | 0.0 |
147 | French Polynesia | 0.0 |
148 | Palestine | 0.0 |
149 | Lesotho | 0.0 |
150 | Monaco | 0.0 |
151 | Bermuda | 0.0 |
152 | Isle of Man | 0.0 |
World Avg | 3.82 | |
q=176. |
World Giving Index (2013-2021)27 | ||
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Pos. | Lower is better27 | |
1 | Myanmar (Burma) | 2.7 |
2 | New Zealand | 4.0 |
3 | USA | 4.7 |
... | ||
153 | Morocco | 117.9 |
154 | Armenia | 125.0 |
155 | Lithuania | 125.6 |
156 | Greece | 127.1 |
157 | China | 131.4 |
158 | Palestine | 136.2 |
159 | Yemen | 138.0 |
160 | Burundi | 145.0 |
World Avg | 67.9 | |
q=160. |
Happiness (2018)28 | ||
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Pos. | Higher is better28 | |
1 | Finland | 7.6 |
2 | Norway | 7.6 |
3 | Denmark | 7.6 |
... | ||
101 | Nepal | 4.9 |
102 | Venezuela | 4.8 |
103 | Gabon | 4.8 |
104 | Palestine | 4.7 |
105 | S. Africa | 4.7 |
106 | Iran | 4.7 |
107 | Ivory Coast | 4.7 |
108 | Ghana | 4.7 |
World Avg | 5.38 | |
q=156. |
#extremism #human_development #peace #politics #religious_violence #terrorism
Global Peace Index (2021)29 | ||
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Pos. | Lower is better29 | |
1 | Iceland | 1.10 |
2 | New Zealand | 1.25 |
3 | Denmark | 1.26 |
... | ||
135 | India | 2.55 |
136 | Eritrea | 2.56 |
137 | Niger | 2.59 |
138 | Palestine | 2.61 |
139 | Ethiopia | 2.61 |
140 | Mexico | 2.62 |
141 | Iran | 2.64 |
142 | Ukraine | 2.66 |
World Avg | 2.08 | |
q=163. |
Impact of Terrorism (2019)30 | ||
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Pos. | Lower is better Score30 | |
1 | Togo | 0.00 |
2 | Mongolia | 0.00 |
3 | Swaziland | 0.00 |
... | ||
116 | Indonesia | 5.07 |
117 | Nepal | 5.09 |
118 | Burundi | 5.10 |
119 | Palestine | 5.18 |
120 | Bangladesh | 5.21 |
121 | Saudi Arabia | 5.24 |
122 | Ethiopia | 5.35 |
123 | UK | 5.41 |
World Avg | 2.78 | |
q=150. |
#biodiversity #deforestation #over-exploitation #the_environment
Forest Area Change 1990-2015 (2015)31 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Higher is better %31 | |
1 | Iceland | +205.6 |
2 | Bahrain | +144.4 |
3 | Uruguay | +131.3 |
... | ||
71 | Germany | +01.2 |
72 | Estonia | +01.2 |
73 | Seychelles | +01.1 |
74 | Palestine | +01.0 |
75 | Tajikistan | +01.0 |
76 | Slovakia | +01.0 |
77 | Russia | +00.8 |
78 | Sweden | +00.8 |
World Avg | +02.8 | |
q=184. |
Convention on Biological Diversity | ||
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Pos. | Earlier is better Signed | |
1 | China | 1993 Dec 29 |
2 | Guinea | 1993 Dec 29 |
3 | Cook Islands | 1993 Dec 29 |
... | ||
190 | Timor-Leste (E. Timor) | 2007 Jan 08 |
191 | Brunei | 2008 Jul 27 |
192 | Iraq | 2009 Oct 26 |
193 | Somalia | 2009 Dec 10 |
194 | Palestine | 2015 Apr 02 |
195 | Andorra | 2015 May 05 |
196 | USA | |
197 | Vatican City | |
World Avg | 1899 Dec 30 | |
q=197. |
Rational Beliefs on the Environment (2011)32 | ||
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Pos. | Higher is better %32 | |
1 | Argentina | 78.3% |
2 | Greece | 77.6% |
3 | Brazil | 77.1% |
... | ||
98 | Comoros | 28.3% |
99 | Ireland | 27.9% |
100 | Israel | 27.6% |
101 | Palestine | 27.5% |
102 | Saudi Arabia | 27.2% |
103 | Belgium | 26.9% |
104 | Syria | 26.6% |
105 | Qatar | 26.5% |
World Avg | 39.9% | |
q=145. |
#capitalism #economics #health #inequality #life_expectancy #poverty #social_development
Inequality in Life Expectancy (2019)33 | ||
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Pos. | Higher is worse33 | |
184 | Chad | 40.90 |
183 | Central African Rep. | 40.10 |
182 | Sierra Leone | 39.00 |
... | ||
99 | El Salvador | 12.50 |
98 | Cape Verde | 12.20 |
97 | Solomon Islands | 12.10 |
96 | Palestine | 12.00 |
95 | Panama | 12.00 |
94 | Egypt | 11.60 |
93 | Ecuador | 11.50 |
92 | N. Korea | 11.50 |
World Avg | 14.59 | |
q=184. |
Income Inequality (Gini Coefficient) (2017)34 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Lower is better %34 | |
1 | Ukraine | 25.0 |
2 | Belarus | 25.4 |
3 | Slovenia | 25.4 |
... | ||
44 | UK | 33.2 |
45 | Pakistan | 33.5 |
46 | Armenia | 33.6 |
47 | Palestine | 33.7 |
48 | Guinea | 33.7 |
49 | Jordan | 33.7 |
50 | Luxembourg | 33.8 |
51 | Sierra Leone | 34.0 |
World Avg | 38.1 | |
q=152. |
Multidimensional Poverty (2018)35 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Lower is better Severity35 | |
1 | Armenia | .001 |
2 | Ukraine | .001 |
3 | Serbia | .001 |
... | ||
10 | Albania | .003 |
11 | Thailand | .003 |
12 | Moldova | .004 |
13 | Palestine | .004 |
14 | Tunisia | .005 |
15 | St Lucia | .007 |
16 | Libya | .007 |
17 | Algeria | .008 |
World Avg | .154 | |
q=101. |
#buddhism #christianity #hinduism #islam #judaism #religion
Religiosity (2009)24 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Lower is better %24 | |
1 | Estonia | 16 |
2 | Sweden | 17 |
3 | Denmark | 19 |
... | ||
79 | Sudan | 93 |
80 | Tunisia | 93 |
81 | Uganda | 93 |
82 | Palestine | 93 |
83 | Nepal | 93 |
84 | Bahrain | 94 |
85 | Congo, DR | 94 |
86 | Kenya | 94 |
World Avg | 75.1 | |
q=114. |
Data from the Pew Forum, a professional polling outfit, states that in 2010 the religious makeup of this country was as follows in the table below36:
Christian | 2.4% |
Muslim | 97.6% |
Hindu | 0.1% |
Buddhist | 0.1% |
Folk Religion | 0.1% |
Jew | 0.1% |
Unaffiliated | 0.1% |
The International Humanist and Ethical Union produced a report in 2012 entitled "Freedom of Thought" (2012)37, in which they document bias and prejudice at the national level that is based on religion, belief and/or lack of belief. Their entry for Palestine states:
“Freedom of religion or belief in various parts of the Occupied Territories falls under the jurisdiction of the Palestinian Authority (in much of the West Bank), or Israel, or Hamas (in the Gaza Strip). The "Basic Law" that functions as a constitution for the Palestinian Authority recognizes international human rights standards, which include freedom of thought and expression. However, in the West Bank territories the old Jordanian law against "defaming religion" is still in force and may result in a maximum penalty of life imprisonment.
Cases of Discrimination
On Oct. 31, 2010, a 26-year-old blogger was arrested in the West Bank for posting allegedly blasphemous comments on Facebook and his blog. Waleed Hasayin, who used the named Waleed al-Husseini online, described himself as "an atheist from Jerusalem-Palestine" and wrote that God is "a primitive Bedoiun and anthropomorphic" and that "people are free to think and believe in whatever suits them." He was charged with "defaming religion". Hasayin was released in 2012 and fled to Europe, where he is seeking asylum.
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