Overview of the legal status of the State of Palestine
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.[1][2] This limited status is largely due to the United States, a permanent member of the Security Council with veto power, has consistently used its veto or threatened to do so to block Palestine’s full membership to UN.[3][4][5] The existence of a state of Palestine is recognized by the states that have established bilateral diplomatic relations with it.[6][7][8][9] There is a wide range of views on the legal status of the State of Palestine, both among international states and legal scholars.
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