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::Palestine is in fact a recognized country by 22 of the 23 member Arab League states.  All 22 states are UN members also.  And of course the 23rd member is Palestine itself.  [[User:RobS|RobS]] 00:14, 26 March 2007 (EDT)

::Palestine is in fact a recognized country by 22 of the 23 member Arab League states.  All 22 states are UN members also.  And of course the 23rd member is Palestine itself.  [[User:RobS|RobS]] 00:14, 26 March 2007 (EDT)

:I don't want to get off topic by splitting hairs, but try telling the US and Israel that Palestine is an actual recognised state!  Palestine is a state recognised by the Arab League, true, but the Arab League is a loose political collection of countries, much like for example, the African Union, and is not directly affiliated with the UN.  Palestine '''does not''' have full UN membership.  It has observer status.  In the late '90s it gained the right to address the general assembly and the right to raise issues, but it can't vote, so cannot be considered a member.  Alot of other countries recognise the Palestinian General Delegation (UK, Canada, France, etc), but whilst this recognition usually allows embassies and diplomatic rights in those countries, this is very different to recognising Palestine as an independant country - In fact, if you look at the countries that do recognise Palestine in its own right, you'll notice that hardly any of them are the major political powers (excepting China and India).  The bottom line is Palestine cannot be an independent country as it does not have full sovereign rights over it's claimed territory. --[[User:Supaglue|Supaglue]] 08:52, 26 March 2007 (EDT)

:I don't want to get off topic by splitting hairs, but try telling the US and Israel that Palestine is an actual recognized state!  Palestine is a state recognized by the Arab League, true, but the Arab League is a loose political collection of countries, much like for example, the African Union, and is not directly affiliated with the UN.  Palestine '''does not''' have full UN membership.  It has observer status.  In the late '90s it gained the right to address the general assembly and the right to raise issues, but it can't vote, so cannot be considered a member.  Alot of other countries recognize the Palestinian General Delegation (UK, Canada, France, etc), but whilst this recognition usually allows embassies and diplomatic rights in those countries, this is very different to recognizing Palestine as an independant country - In fact, if you look at the countries that do recognize Palestine in its own right, you'll notice that hardly any of them are the major political powers (excepting China and India).  The bottom line is Palestine cannot be an independent country as it does not have full sovereign rights over its claimed territory. --[[User:Supaglue|Supaglue]] 08:52, 26 March 2007 (EDT)

As far as I know, it is not even ''possible'' to leave the UN once a country is a member of that organization, mainly to avoid what happened to the League of Nations, namely, countries leaving the organization and effectively ignoring it. The UN Charter does ''not'' provide a way to leave the UN, although countries may be expelled from the UN. In that sense, this discussion is perhaps besides the point. [[User:PaulB|PaulB]] 12:03, 13 March 2007 (EDT)

As far as I know, it is not even ''possible'' to leave the UN once a country is a member of that organization, mainly to avoid what happened to the League of Nations, namely, countries leaving the organization and effectively ignoring it. The UN Charter does ''not'' provide a way to leave the UN, although countries may be expelled from the UN. In that sense, this discussion is perhaps besides the point. [[User:PaulB|PaulB]] 12:03, 13 March 2007 (EDT)