1997 in Palestine

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Events in the year 1997 in Palestine.

Incumbents

• President of Palestine – Yasser Arafat (Fatah)
• President of the Palestinian National Authority – Yasser Arafat (Fatah)
• Government of Palestine – 2nd Government of Palestine

Events

• 17 January – The Protocol Concerning the Redeployment in Hebron is signed by Palestinian President Yasser Arafat and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, under the supervision of US Secretary of State Warren Christopher.
• 1 December – The Palestinian Information Center news website is established in Arabic.

Establishments

• The Al-Aqsa Islamic Bank was established.
• Kfar HaOranim was founded.
• Sansana was founded.

Sports

• Markaz Shabab Al-Am'ari was in the 1997 Arab Club Champions Cup.

See also

• 1997 in Israel
• Palestinian law