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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.
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.
Since 1998, football's world governing body FIFA have recognized the Palestine national football team as a separate entity. On 26 October 2008 Palestine played their first match at home, a 1–1 draw against Jordan in the West Bank. In December 2010-January 2011 Brazil, Argentina, Chile, Uruguay, Bolivia and Paraguay recognized a Palestinian state.
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”.
Spain’s prime minister says his country will recognize Palestine as a state on May 28; From London to Los Angeles, many Iranians overseas cheer, and fear, after president's death; Norway's prime minister says the country has formally recognized Palestine as a state; Vietnam’s top security official To Lam confirmed as president
Norway, Ireland and Spain plan to recognise Palestine as an independent state, with Israel accusing them of “rewarding” Hamas for its brutal attack on 7 October.. The three European countries ...
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 ...