Nationality and Cases of Statelessness in the Middle East and North Africa the territories of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia on 1332 H, corresponding to 1914 G. and whose residence in these territories extended up to 22/3/1345 H without acquiring any foreign nationality before this date”.71 Although the same difficulties may arise with regards to proof, this latter provision should allow the state to confer nationality such that statelessness is avoided. Finally, it is of interest to note that with the initial delineation of who belongs and who does not, the first elements of discrimination can also be traced in the identification of a state’s citizenry. One clear example of this is the Jordanian nationality law, adopted after the establishment of the State of Israel which had compelled thousands of Palestinians to seek refuge in Jordan. In order to include this Palestinian population as nationals, Article 3.2 of the Jordanian nationality law identifies the following as Jordanian: “Any person who, not being Jewish, possessed Palestinian nationality before 15 May 1948 and was a regular resident in the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan between 20 December 1949 and 16 February 1954”. In K u w a i t , t h e r e i s a n o t h e r f o r m o f r e l i g i o u s discrimination. Kuwait had defined its nationals 71 - Emphasis added. Article 4c. 60