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The terms of this license equally apply to, without limitation, renamings and other logically equivalent reformulations of the content of this OWL file (or portions thereof) in any natural or formal language, as well as to derivations of this content or inclusion of it in other ontologies. externalID A unique, language-neutral, variable-sized identifier for a concept that can be used to refer unambiguously to that concept across OWL exports or across Cyc inference engines. label A natural-language representation for a concept that is both human readable and readable by the Cyc inference engine. These terms are not guaranteed to refer to the same concept across time but are guaranteed to be consistent within a particular OWL export. Use 'cycAnnot:externalID' for unambiguously referring to a concept across OWL exports or across Cyc inference engines. The <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvViIeZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Country</a> of the Palestinian people [<a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvYZfgpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">PalestinianPerson</a>]. The territory currently (2001) comprises that of the <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rwQrvnZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">WestBank</a> and <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvocNGJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">GazaStrip</a> portions of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rwQrswZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Palestine_Modern</a>. These were occupied by <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvViP55wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Israel</a> in 1967, having been previously part of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvViFz5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Jordan_TheNation</a> and <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvViTg5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Egypt</a>, respectively. Portions of the <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rwQrvnZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">WestBank</a> and <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvocNGJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">GazaStrip</a> are locally governed by the #$PalestineLiberationOrganization by agreement with <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvViP55wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Israel</a> (since 1997), although <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvViP55wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Israel</a> retains ultimate control. <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvZGnY5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">PalestinianWestBankAndGaza</a>, with the <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvsUFYZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">PalestinianNationalAuthority</a> as its government, is recognized as an <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVjk55wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">IndependentCountry</a> by some sympathetic governments. PalestinianWestBankAndGaza the West Bank and Gaza http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palestine the prospective Palestinian state the Occupied Territories Palestines the Palestinian Territories Occupied Palestine Palestinian West Bank and Gaza Palestine The <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvViIeZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Country</a> of the Palestinian people [<a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvYZfgpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">PalestinianPerson</a>]. The territory currently (2001) comprises that of the <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rwQrvnZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">WestBank</a> and <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvocNGJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">GazaStrip</a> portions of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rwQrswZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Palestine_Modern</a>. These were occupied by <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvViP55wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Israel</a> in 1967, having been previously part of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvViFz5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Jordan_TheNation</a> and <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvViTg5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Egypt</a>, respectively. Portions of the <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rwQrvnZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">WestBank</a> and <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvocNGJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">GazaStrip</a> are locally governed by the #$PalestineLiberationOrganization by agreement with <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvViP55wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Israel</a> (since 1997), although <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvViP55wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Israel</a> retains ultimate control. <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvZGnY5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">PalestinianWestBankAndGaza</a>, with the <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvsUFYZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">PalestinianNationalAuthority</a> as its government, is recognized as an <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVjk55wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">IndependentCountry</a> by some sympathetic governments. PalestinianWestBankAndGaza the West Bank and Gaza The <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvxawipwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">OrganizationOfTheIslamicConference</a> (OIC) is an <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvcF1IpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">InternationalOrganizationOfCountries</a> established in May 1971 which promotes cooperation in cultural, economics, scientific and social areas among Islamic nations. the Organization of the Islamic Conference OrganizationOfTheIslamicConference <code>(<a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rZOAVeiYGEdqAAAACs2IMmw" class="cyc_term">broaderTerm</a> TERM1 TERM2)</code> means that <code>TERM2</code> is broader than <code>TERM1</code>, in an extremely general sense of "broader". For example, <code>TERM2</code> is, in the relevant sense, broader than <code>TERM1</code> if any of the following hold: <code>TERM2</code> is a collection that subsumes <code>TERM1</code>; <code>TERM2</code> is a collection that has <code>TERM1</code> as an instance; <code>TERM2</code> is a collection, instances of which have instances of the collection <code>TERM1</code> as parts; <code>TERM2</code> has <code>TERM1</code> as a part; This list of reasons for why <code>(<a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rZOAVeiYGEdqAAAACs2IMmw" class="cyc_term">broaderTerm</a> TERM1 TERM2)</code> could hold is not exhaustive, but it should give a good indication of how general the <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rZOAVeiYGEdqAAAACs2IMmw" class="cyc_term">broaderTerm</a> relation actually is. BT broaderTerm Republic republic A <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rQBu64G2gEdaAAACgyZzFrg" class="cyc_term">GeopoliticalEntityBySystemOfGovernment</a> in which the headOfState is not a Monarch-HeadOfState and is usually a President-HeadOfState. CountriesInTheSurroundingRegion-HormuzArea-Topic countries in the surrounding region hormuz area topic MiddleEasternCountry Middle Eastern country The collection of countries in southwest Asia or, in the case of Egypt, northeast Africa, in the vicinity of the eastern Mediterranean or the Persian Gulf. Admittedly, a certain amount of arbitrariness is inevitable in specifying which countries are Middle Eastern; still, we've sought a serviceable delimitation based on geography and common usage. Specifically, the members of this collection are Bahrain, Cyprus, Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syria, the United Arab Emirates, and Yemen. the League of Arab States LeagueOfArabStates An <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvcF1IpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">InternationalOrganizationOfCountries</a> founded in 1945 which fosters cultural, economic, political, social, defense, and communication ties and mediates disputes among the Arab states. the West Bank and Gaza (TerritoryFn PalestinianWestBankAndGaza) Pretty String (<a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rwLSVCpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">prettyString</a> TERM STRING) means that STRING is the English word or expression (sequence of words) commonly used to refer to TERM. The predicate <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rwLSVCpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">prettyString</a> is used by the code which generates CycL to English paraphrases, but its applicability is not restricted to this use. prettyString The <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvViIeZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Country</a> of the Palestinian people [<a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvYZfgpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">PalestinianPerson</a>]. The territory currently (2001) comprises that of the <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rwQrvnZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">WestBank</a> and <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvocNGJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">GazaStrip</a> portions of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rwQrswZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Palestine_Modern</a>. These were occupied by <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvViP55wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Israel</a> in 1967, having been previously part of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvViFz5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Jordan_TheNation</a> and <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvViTg5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Egypt</a>, respectively. Portions of the <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rwQrvnZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">WestBank</a> and <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvocNGJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">GazaStrip</a> are locally governed by the #$PalestineLiberationOrganization by agreement with <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvViP55wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Israel</a> (since 1997), although <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvViP55wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Israel</a> retains ultimate control. <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvZGnY5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">PalestinianWestBankAndGaza</a>, with the <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvsUFYZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">PalestinianNationalAuthority</a> as its government, is recognized as an <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVjk55wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">IndependentCountry</a> by some sympathetic governments. PalestinianWestBankAndGaza the West Bank and Gaza Asia ContinentOfAsia An instance of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVkLu5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Continent</a>. Most of the <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVjqEpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">ContinentOfAsia</a> lies in the <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVjP15wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">EasternHemisphere_Region</a>. <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVjqEpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">ContinentOfAsia</a> is bordered on the east by the <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVjgu5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">PacificOcean</a> (although some groups of islands in the Pacific -- for example, the chain of islands that make up <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVkCopwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Japan</a> -- are also part of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVjqEpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">ContinentOfAsia</a>), on the west by the <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVjddJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">ContinentOfEurope</a>, and on the north by the <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVjIeZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">ArcticOcean</a>. The southern boundary of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVjqEpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">ContinentOfAsia</a> includes the <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVjt7JwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">ArabianPeninsula</a>. The <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvViIeZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Country</a> of the Palestinian people [<a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvYZfgpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">PalestinianPerson</a>]. The territory currently (2001) comprises that of the <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rwQrvnZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">WestBank</a> and <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvocNGJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">GazaStrip</a> portions of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rwQrswZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Palestine_Modern</a>. These were occupied by <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvViP55wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Israel</a> in 1967, having been previously part of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvViFz5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Jordan_TheNation</a> and <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvViTg5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Egypt</a>, respectively. Portions of the <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rwQrvnZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">WestBank</a> and <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvocNGJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">GazaStrip</a> are locally governed by the #$PalestineLiberationOrganization by agreement with <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvViP55wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Israel</a> (since 1997), although <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvViP55wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Israel</a> retains ultimate control. <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvZGnY5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">PalestinianWestBankAndGaza</a>, with the <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvsUFYZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">PalestinianNationalAuthority</a> as its government, is recognized as an <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVjk55wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">IndependentCountry</a> by some sympathetic governments. PalestinianWestBankAndGaza the West Bank and Gaza <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rwDCuI5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">ARABSAT</a> (Arab Satellite Communications Organization) is an organization funded and managed by Arab states for the purpose of developing state-of-the-art telecommunications services for its member countries. Arab Satellite Communications Organization ARABSAT