FACT CHECK · PALESTINIAN STATEHOOD
Claim: Palestine is sovereign: 1988 declaration + UN res. 67/19
MISLEADINGTHE ANSWER
The 15 Nov 1988 declaration was made in exile in Algiers; the PLO held no territory. UNGA 67/19 (29 Nov 2012, 138-9-41) gave non-member observer status; GA resolutions are non-binding, no sovereignty.
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PEOPLE ALSO SAY
- “1988 declaration”
- “Palestine is a sovereign”
- “Observer state”
- “Declared independence in 1988”
- “Palestine is a state”