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As of June 2024, the State of Palestine is recognized as a sovereign state by 146 of the 193 member states of the United Nations, or just over 75% of all UN members. [1] [2] [3] It has been a non-member observer state of the United Nations General Assembly since November 2012.
The Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) declared the establishment of the State of Palestine on November 15, 1988. As of June 2024, the State of Palestine is recognized as a sovereign state by 145 of the 193 member states of the United Nations. It is a non-member observer state at the United Nations since November 2012.
Palestine, [i] officially the State of Palestine, [ii] [e] is a country in the southern Levant region of West Asia recognized by 146 out of 193 UN member states.It encompasses the Israeli-occupied West Bank, including East Jerusalem, and the Gaza Strip, collectively known as the occupied Palestinian territories, within the broader geographic and historical Palestine region.
We recognize the state of Israel’s right to live in peace and security. That is their right. The people of Palestine also must have an equivalent right to peace and security,” Harris told ...
But on Wednesday, three European countries—Ireland, Norway, and Spain—announced their decision to officially recognize a Palestinian state alongside Israel. The decision is set to go into ...
Spain, Ireland and other European Union member countries plan to recognise a Palestinian state on May 21, the EU's foreign policy chief, Josep Borrell, said late on Thursday ahead of an expected U ...
The remaining UN member states, including Israel, do not recognise the State of Palestine. The United Nations designates the claimed Palestinian territories as "occupied" by Israel, [56] and accorded Palestine non-member observer state status in 2012 [57] (see United Nations General Assembly resolution 67/19).
As of 21 June 2024, 146 (75.6%) of the 193 member states of the United Nations have recognised the State of Palestine as sovereign over both West Bank and the Gaza Strip. Many of the countries that do not recognize the State of Palestine nevertheless recognize the PLO as the 'representative of the Palestinian people'. [46]