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{{Main article|List of States which recognize Palestine as an independent state.}}

{{Main article|List of States which recognize Palestine as an independent state.}}

[[File:Donald Trump and Mahmoud Abbas in the Oval Office, May 3, 2017 (1).jpg|thumbnail|Donald Trump and Mahmoud Abbas in the Oval Office in 2017.]]

[[File:Donald Trump and Mahmoud Abbas in the Oval Office, May 3, 2017 (1).jpg|thumbnail|Donald Trump and Mahmoud Abbas in the Oval Office in 2017.]]

Currently 147 of 193 [[United Nations]] member states have formally recognized "Palestine" as a state stretching from Africa to Asia, Europe to Latin America.. Around 161 countries maintain diplomatic relations with the Arab Palestinians in one form or another...  

Currently 148 of 193 [[United Nations]] member states have formally recognized "Palestine" as a state stretching from Africa to Asia, Europe to Latin America.. Around 161 countries maintain diplomatic relations with the Arab Palestinians in one form or another...  

In October, 2011, the State of Palestine was granted full membership at the U.N. cultural organization, [[UNESCO]], in a diplomatic victory won despite stiff resistance from the United States and Israel.<ref>[http://english.alarabiya.net/articles/2011/12/15/182782.html More than 100 countries recognize Palestine as a state.]</ref>

In October, 2011, the State of Palestine was granted full membership at the U.N. cultural organization, [[UNESCO]], in a diplomatic victory won despite stiff resistance from the United States and Israel.<ref>[http://english.alarabiya.net/articles/2011/12/15/182782.html More than 100 countries recognize Palestine as a state.]</ref>