Difference between revisions of "List of States which recognize Palestine as an independent state."

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The flag of the "State of Palestine"

The "State of Palestine" was unilaterally declared on November 15, 1988 in Algiers at an extraordinary session in exile of the Palestine National Council, the legislative arm of the Palestine Liberation Organization. Legal justification for this act was based on United Nations General Assembly Resolution 181 (II) of 29 November 1947, which provided for the termination and partition of the British Mandate for Palestine into two states.^[1]

At the time, the PLO did not have control over any part of "Palestine" (or any other territory), and therefore the "State of Palestine" failed to meet one of the main defining aspects of a real state - namely, occupying a territory.

The "State of Palestine" was recognized immediately by the Arab League and several other Islamic nations, at the expense of recognition of Israel. It maintains embassies in these countries (which are generally simply Palestine Liberation Organization delegations).

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... 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.^[2]

A pro-Arab website expresses the "Palestinian" view concerning the border of "Palestine" by declaring they want a border which existed prior to the Six-Day War:

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, should not be undermined.^[3]

Pro-Israel advocates typically point out that Israel has repeatedly had to defend itself against attacks by neighboring Arab states and counter that reverting Israel's border to borders which existed before the Six-Day war would not allow Israel to have defensible borders.^[4]

The Israeli government of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is openly opposed to the proposed "Palestinian" statehood and is threatening retaliatory action. US officials, notably Secretary of State Hillary Clinton are also opposed.

In November 2012, "Palestine" was granted the status of a non-member observer state by the United Nations General Assembly. This move was applauded by the Holy See^[5] which recognized the "State of Palestine" in 2015^[6] and supports a two-state solution in the Arab-Israeli conflict.^[7]

List

• Since 1988:^[8]

Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Angola, Saudi Arabia, Austria, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Belarus, Benin, Bhutan, Botswana, Brunei, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Cape Verde, China, Comoros, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, North Korea, Cuba, Cyprus, Djibouti, Egypt, United Arab Emirates, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Equatorial Guinea, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Laos, Lebanon, Libya, Madagascar, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Malta, Morocco, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mongolia, Mozambique, Namibia, Nepal, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Oman, Uganda, Pakistan, Philippines, Poland, Qatar, Central African Republic, Romania, Russia, Rwanda, São Tomé and Príncipe, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Somalia, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Chad, Czech Republic, Togo, Tunisia, Turkey, Ukraine, Vanuatu, Vatican City, Vietnam, Yemen, Yugoslavia, Zambia, Zimbabwe.

• Since 1992:^[9]

Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan, Republic of Georgia, Bosnia & Herzegovina

• Since 1994:

Tajikistan, Uzbekistan

• Since 1995:

South Africa, Kyrgyzstan

• Since 1998:

Malawi

• Since 2004:

East Timor, Papua New Guinea, Turkmenistan

• Since 2005:

Paraguay

• Since 2006:

Montenegro

• Since 2008:

Costa Rica, Lebanon, Ivory Coast

• Since 2009:

Venezuela, Dominican Republic

• Since 2010:

Brazil, Argentina, Bolivia, Ecuador

• Since 2011:

Chile, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, Uruguay, Lesotho, South Sudan, Syria, Liberia, El Salvador, Honduras, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Belize, Dominica, Antigua and Barbuda, Iceland

• Since 2012:

Thailand

• Since 2013:

Guatemala, Grenada, Haiti

• Since 2014:

Sweden

• Since 2015:

Saint Lucia, Vatican City^[10]

• Since 2018:^[11]

Colombia

• Since 2019:

Saint Kitts and Nevis

• Since 2024:

Barbardos, Jamaica, Bahamas

References

1. ↑ Resolution 181 (II). Future government of Palestine - United Nations
2. ↑ More than 100 countries recognize Palestine as a state.
3. ↑ Obama, Netanyahu and the 'Palestinian state'.
4. ↑ Defensible borders
5. ↑ [1]
6. ↑ Vatican formally recognises ‘state of Palestine’. Catholic Herald (May 14, 2015).
7. ↑ Pope prays for peace and for a two-state solution in Palestine and Israel. Vatican News (April 24, 2024).
8. ↑ http://www.medea.be/fr/pays/palestine/palestine-reconnaissance-de-letat-de/
9. ↑ http://palestineun.org/about-palestine/diplomatic-relations/
10. ↑ Vatican City shifted its diplomatic language from Palestine Liberation Organization to 'State of Palestine'
11. ↑ Colombia recognizes Palestine as a sovereign state. Times of Israel. August 9, 2018. Retrieved August 29, 2018