{{Main article|List of States which recognize Palestine as an independent state.}}
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[[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.]]
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Currently 140 [[United Nations]] member states have formally recognized "Palestine" as a state stretching from Africa to Asia, Europe to Latin America.. Around 150 countries maintain diplomatic relations with the "Palestinians" in one form or another...
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In October, 2011, "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>