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The government of South Korea does not recognize the State of Palestine; however, it has a representative office in Ramallah. [333] Yes: G20 Switzerland: Switzerland does not recognize Palestine as an independent state but voted in favor of granting it a non-member observer status at the UN in November 2014.
As of 21 June 2024, 146 of the 193 United Nations (UN) member states officially recognize the State of Palestine (Israel is recognized by 164 excluding Israel itself). In November 1988, the Palestinian National Council declared the independence of the State of Palestine , and in 1994, the Palestinian National Authority (PNA) was established ...
In countries that do not formally recognize the State of Palestine – such as Australia, Canada, and most of Western Europe –, the Palestinian National Authority is represented by a diplomatic mission referred to as a delegation or representation office, instead of an embassy.
A group of United Nations experts called on Monday for all countries to recognise a Palestinian state to ensure peace in the Middle East. The call came less than a week after Spain, Ireland and ...
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 ...
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.
Israel’s embassy in Ireland said that it views Ireland’s move to recognise Palestine as “undermining its sovereignty and security” and as “damaging to our bilateral relations”.
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).