Understanding official recognition status of Palestine and Israel by countries.

Nanda Dulal Bhattacharyya, Haqiquat News: The State of Palestine has been accepted as an observer state of the United Nations General Assembly in November 2012. As of 2 June 2023, out of 193 countries in the UN, currently 72% recognize Palestine.139 of the 193 United Nations (UN) member states have recognized the State of Palestine. The State of Palestine had been officially proclaimed by the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) on 15 November 1988, claiming sovereignty over the internationally recognized Palestinian territories the West Bank, which includes East Jerusalem, and the Gaza Strip. By the end of 1988, the proclaimed Palestinian state was recognized by 78 countries. In an attempt to finally solve the decades-long Israeli–Palestinian conflict, the Oslo Accords were signed between Israel and the PLO in 1993 and 1995, creating the Palestinian Authority as a self-governing interim administration in the Gaza Strip and around 40% of the West Bank. In 2011, the State of Palestine was admitted into UNESCO in 2012, after it was accepted as an observer state of the United Nations General Assembly with the votes of 138-member states of the United Nations, the Palestinian National Authority started officially using the name “State of Palestine” for all purposes.  No G-7 countries recognize Palestine, though all maintain informal diplomatic relations. Nine G-20 countries (Argentina, Brazil, China, India, Indonesia, Russia, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, and Turkey) recognize Palestine with Argentina and Brazil the latest to do so in 2010. The latest OECD countries to recognize Palestine are Colombia (2018) and Sweden (2014). The west Bank is governed by internationally recognized Palestine authority, but the organization Hamas took control of the Gaza strip in 2007.  The State of Israel was formally established by the Israeli Declaration of Independence on 14 May 1948, formally established a Jewish state in part of the former British Mandate of Palestine, in accordance with the United Nations Partition Plan and was admitted to the United Nations (UN) as a full member state on 11 May 1949. As of December 2020, it has received diplomatic recognition from 165 (or 85%) of the 193 total UN member states, and also maintains bilateral ties with all of the Permanent Five. Let’s See who does, and who does not, including those countries that have withdrawn or suspended relations. Cuba recognized Israel in 1949 but reversed its position in 1973, aiding in the Yom Kippur war against it. Iran has unofficial relations with Israel starting in 1950, but severed all ties following the 1979 Iranian Revolution. Sudan agreed to recognize Israel in 2020 but postponed the agreement due to ongoing Civil war. Belize and Bolivia suspended relations with Israel due to the 2023 Israel-Hamas war. Talks between Saudi Arabia and Israel were put on hold after the 2023 Israel-Hamas war began.