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13 hours ago · In fact, three-quarters of the world's 195 countries − 143 U.N. member states plus the Vatican and Western Sahara − say it is a state. A decision by Ireland, Norway and Spain to recognize an ...
4 days ago · To become a member state requires the approval of at least nine of 15 countries in the UN Security Council, and any of its permanent members – China, France, Russia, the UK and US – has a veto. The...
4 days ago · The Mandate for Palestine was a legal document that established the United Kingdom as a Mandatory in charge of Palestine and Transjordan following its occupation of the territories during World War I and their eventual concession from the Ottoman Empire in 1918.
4 days ago · The region historically known as Palestine has experienced various forms of governance over the centuries, including the Ottoman Empire, British Mandate, and evolving territorial disputes involving Israel and neighboring Arab states. In 1988, the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) declared the establishment of the State of Palestine.
5 days ago · Spain, Ireland and Norway have said that they will recognize a Palestinian state on May 28, a step toward a long-held Palestinian aspiration that came amid international outrage over the civilian death toll and humanitarian crisis in the Gaza Strip following Israel’s offensive.
1 day ago · Between 1919 and 1922, the League of Nations created the Mandate for Palestine, which became under British administration as Mandatory Palestine.
4 days ago · The Palestinian territories are the two regions of the former British Mandate for Palestine that have been occupied by Israel since the Six-Day War of 1967, namely the West Bank (including East Jerusalem) and the Gaza Strip.
