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 Area initially claimed by State of Palestine (roughly, present-day Israel, the West Bank and the Gaza Strip). | |||||
| Official language | Arabic | ||||
| Proclaimed capital | Jerusalem | ||||
| Proclaimed Area - West Bank - Gaza Strip - Israel |
not ranked 5,860 km² 360 km² 20,770 km² | ||||
| Population - West Bank - Gaza Strip |
not ranked 2,020,298 (2000) 1,225,911 (2002) | ||||
| Declaration of Independence | 15 November 1988 | ||||
| Time zone | UTC +2 | ||||
| National anthem | Biladi | ||||
The State of Palestine was unilaterally proclaimed on November 15, 1988, by the Palestinian National Council, the legislative body of the PLO, in Tunis. At the time, the PLO did not have control over any part of Palestine (or any other territory), and therefore the State of Palestine did not fulfill one of the typical requirements for an autonomous state - namely, being in possession of sovereign territory. However, the declaration laid claim to the whole of Palestine, as defined by the British Mandate of Palestine, which includes the whole of Israel.
The State of Palestine was recognized immediately by the Arab League and many other countries; about half of the world's countries recognize it today. The State maintains embassies in these countries (which are generally Palestine Liberation Organization delegations).
The State of Palestine is not currently recognized by the United Nations or by any Cold-War-era NATO country. However, some European Union countries (including the United Kingdom) maintain diplomatic ties with the Palestinian Authority, established under the auspices of the Oslo Accords.
The 2003 Road map for peace calls for a series of steps, each contingent on the previous steps, leading to the establishment of a Palestinian state. Included among these steps is dismantling of Palestinian terrorist groups by the Palestinian Authority. Additional steps are required of both Israel and the Palestinian Authority.
States that recognize the State of Palestine
A total of 93 countries fully recognise the Palestinian Authority, and eleven more grant some form of diplomatic status to a Palestinian delegation, falling short of full diplomatic recognition. [1]
The following are listed in alphabetical order by region.
Africa
Algeria, Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Djibouti, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Libya, Madagascar, Maldives, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sao Tome and Principe, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Somalia, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Togo, Tunisia, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe.
Americas
Asia
Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Brunei, Cambodia, China (PRC), India, Indonesia, Korea (DPRK), Laos, Malaysia, Mongolia, Nepal, Pakistan, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Turkey, Vietnam.
Europe
Albania, Belarus, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Hungary, Malta, Poland, Romania, Russia, Ukraine, Vatican City, Yugoslavia (but not present-day Serbia and Montenegro).
Mid-East
Bahrain, Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Yemen.
Oceania
States granting special diplomatic status
- General Delegation of Palestine: France
- General Palestinian Delegation: Austria, Belgium, Germany, Greece, Italy, Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, United Kingdom
- PLO representation protected by the immunities of another Arab Mission: Brazil, Switzerland
UN Representation
The PLO gained observer status at the UN General Assembly in 1974 (General Assembly resolution 3237). Acknowledging the proclamation of the State of Palestine, the UN redesignated this observer status as belonging to Palestine in 1988 (General Assembly resolution 43/177.) In July 1998, the General Assembly adopted a new resolution (52/250) conferring upon Palestine additional rights and privileges, including the right to participate in the general debate held at the start of each session of the General Assembly, the right of reply, the right to co-sponsor resolutions and the right to raise points of order on Palestinian and Middle East issues. By this resolution, "seating for Palestine shall be arranged immediately after non-member States and before the other observers." This resolution was adopted by a vote of 124 in favour, 4 against (Israel, USA, Marshall Islands, Micronesia) and 10 abstentions.
See also
- Arab-Israeli conflict
- British Mandate of Palestine
- Hamas
- knowledge wars
- Islamic state in Palestine
- Israel
- Jewish state
- Palestine
- Palestinian National Authority
- Palestinians
- Proposals for a Palestinian state
- PLO
- Palestine Liberation Army
- Occupation of the West Bank and East Jerusalem by Jordan
- Occupation of the Gaza Strip by Egypt
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