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2012.
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| Summary/Abstract |
The 1990s saw a distinct increase in the number of Palestinian non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and a widening of their scope of work and services. This increase came about as a natural result of the political environment that prevailed during in the initiation of the peace process at the beginning of the '90s and a widening of freedoms within the occupied Palestine territories. This encouraged many individuals and groups to gather under the umbrella of what are called NGOs or civil society organization (CSOs). Official Palestine statistical produces by authorities that issue licenses for these organization indicate that their number is in excess of 5,000 (as of the end of 2011), including charitable societies, centers, Clubs and unions.
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