The Palestinian Information Center (PIC; ) is a

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-affiliated

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and network that was established first in Arabic on 1 December 1997 and later in English on 1 January 1998.

History

The Palestinian Information Center is a

and network that was established first in Arabic on 1 December 1997 and later in English on 1 January 1998. Other 7 languages followed. It is one of the most viewed website in

Palestine Palestine, officially the State of Palestine, is a country in West Asia. Recognized by International recognition of Palestine, 147 of the UN's 193 member states, it encompasses the Israeli-occupied West Bank, including East Jerusalem, and th ...

, PIC aims to promote awareness about

, the

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and the Palestinian issue. In June 2017, PIC, along with at least 10 other Palestinian news websites outside the

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, was blocked in the West Bank per an order by the Palestinian Authority's public prosecutor. PIC's

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page, which had close to 5 million followers, was taken down in October 2019, prompting protests using the hashtag #FBblocksPalestine.

Affiliation

PIC is affiliated with the Palestinian political and military organization

References

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