
In 1968, Yasser Arafat, the Egyptian-born former leader of the Palestinians, declared that Jordanian citizens in Israel-controlled Judea and Samaria be called Palestinians, launching the Palestinian State concept.

In 1968, Yasser Arafat, the Egyptian-born former leader of the Palestinians, declared that Jordanian citizens in Israel-controlled Judea and Samaria be called Palestinians, launching the Palestinian State concept.


