State of Palestine
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 PLO delegations).
The State of Palestine is not recognized by the UN or by any western country.
The 2003 Road map for peace calls for an establishment of a Palestinian state and the dismantling of terrorist groups.
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