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Excluded from UN membership until 1955, Spain did not take part in the 1947 Partition Plan for Palestine. [4] [n. 1] The Francoist regime tended to endorse Arab positions in Mandatory Palestine, a stance reinforced after the killing of the Spanish deputy consul in Jerusalem in an attack by Yishuv paramilitary group Haganah in January 1948.
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.
“Today Ireland, Norway and Spain are announcing that we recognise the state of Palestine,” said Mr Harris. “Each of us will now undertake whatever national steps are necessary to give effect ...
The Holy Land [a] is an area roughly located between the Mediterranean Sea and the eastern bank of the Jordan River, traditionally synonymous both with the biblical Land of Israel and with the region of Palestine. Today, the term "Holy Land" usually refers to a territory roughly corresponding to the modern states of Israel and Palestine.
Portugal's new prime minister told his Spanish counterpart on Monday his country will "not go as far" as Spain in its plan to recognise a Palestinian state without a concerted European Union approach.
Palestine – country in the Middle East, politically under the jurisdiction of the Palestinian government and the Hamas Government in Gaza. Since the Palestinian Declaration of Independence in 1988 and the consequent admission into UN as an observer state in 2012, Palestine is today recognized by three-quarters of the world's countries. [1]
Spain, Ireland, Malta and Slovenia announced last month they would jointly work toward recognition of a Palestinian state. ... USA TODAY Sports. Juan Soto to the Mets on record-shattering 15-year ...
The region of Palestine, [iii] also known as historic Palestine, [1] [2] [3] is a geographical area in West Asia. It includes modern-day Israel and the State of Palestine, as well as parts of northwestern Jordan in some definitions. Other names for the region include Canaan, the Promised Land, the Land of Israel, or the Holy Land.