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The State of Palestine was unilaterally proclaimed on November 15, 1988, by the Palestinian National Council, the legislative body of the PLO, in Tunis. At the time, the PLO did not have control over any part of Palestine (or any other territory), and therefore the State of Palestine failed to meet one of the main defining aspects of a real state - namely, occupying a territory.
The State of Palestine was recognized immediately by the Arab League and several other Muslim countries. It maintains "embassies" in these countries (which are generally simply Palestine Liberation Organization delegations).
The State of Palestine is not recognized by the United Nations or by any western country, by contrast some European Union countries (including the United Kingdom) maintain diplomatic ties with the Palestinian Authority established under the auspices of the Oslo Accords.
The 2003 Road map for peace calls for a series of steps, each contingent on the previous steps, leading to the establishment of a Palestinian state. Included among these steps is dismantling of Palestintian terrorist groups by the Palestinian Authority. Additional steps are required of both Israel and the Palestinian Authority.
See Also
- Arab-Israeli conflict
- British Mandate of Palestine
- Hamas
- Islamic state in Palestine
- Israel
- Palestine
- Palestinian Authority
- Palestinians
- Palestinian state
- PLO