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== Palestinian state ==
 
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[[File:Flag of Palestine.jpg|thumb|The Flag of Palestine, used to represent the Palestinian Authority.]]
 
Currently, the Palestinians living in disputed territories, are trying to create a state called Palestine. At least 112 countries around the world 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...  
 
Currently, the Palestinians living in disputed territories, are trying to create a state called Palestine. At least 112 countries around the world 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...  
 
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. [http://english.alarabiya.net/articles/2011/12/15/182782.html]  
 
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. [http://english.alarabiya.net/articles/2011/12/15/182782.html]  
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Important for next future:  
 
Important for next future:  
 
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The value of a UN resolution recognizing an independent state for the Palestinian people, with its borders running exactly along the 1949 Armistice line, which was the border between Israel and the West Bank until June 4, 1967. [http://english.alarabiya.net/views/2011/04/27/146903.html]
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The value of a [[UN]] resolution recognizing an independent state for the Palestinian people, with its borders running exactly along the 1949 Armistice line, which was the border between Israel and the West Bank until June 4, 1967. [http://english.alarabiya.net/views/2011/04/27/146903.html]
 
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