Below you will find links to hundreds of definitions of terms relevant to the Middle East and the Arab-Israeli conflict. Click the links below to view the terms alphabetically.

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Example Entries

ABSENTEE PROPERTY LAW - The law that states that land that was abandoned by Arabs in Palestine before the creation of the State of Israel, now belongs to the State of Israel.

ADHAN - (Arabic) A call to prayer for Muslims made five times a day. It is traditionally shouted by a man from a minaret (spire) of a mosque (a muezzin or muadhdhin in Arabic), but today is often broadcast from loudspeakers.

ADMINISTRATIVE DETENTION - When a prisoner is arrested and kept without trial or charge for up to six months.

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This glossary was written by Dr. Mitch Bard, of the American-Israeli Cooperative Enterprise.