{{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.]]
Currently 140 143 of 193 [[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.<ref>[http://english.alarabiya.net/articles/2011/12/15/182782.html More than 100 countries recognize Palestine as a state.]</ref>