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Among the G20, nine countries (Argentina, Brazil, China, India, Indonesia, Russia, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, and Turkey, as well as permanent invitee Spain) have recognized Palestine as a state, [note 1] while ten countries (Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Mexico, South Korea, the United Kingdom, and the United States) have not.
[116] [117] Most of the 146 states that have recognised the State of Palestine have elevated the Palestinian representation in their country to the status of embassy. [118] A number of other states have granted some form of diplomatic status to a PLO delegation, falling short of full diplomatic recognition.
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.
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 ...
Ireland, Spain and Norway have announced plans to formally recognize a Palestinian state next week, in a move that is likely to bolster the global Palestinian cause but cause further strain in ...
Today, when Norway officially recognizes Palestine as a state, is a milestone in the relationship between Norway and Palestine.” While around 140 countries have recognized a Palestinian state ...
Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) had been recognized as "sole legitimate representative of the Palestinian people," competent on all matters concerning the question of Palestine by the UN General Assembly in addition to the right of the Palestinian people in Palestine to national independence and sovereignty, and was granted observer status at the UN General Assembly as a "non-state ...
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 worst in its 75-year history, killed 1,200 people ...