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Why did some countries recognize Palestinian statehood in 1988?

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Most countries recognized Palestinian statehood in 1988 when the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) proclaimed a Palestinian state under conditions enshrined in United Nations Resolutions 181, 242, and 338, which require the PLO’s recognition of Israel’s right to exist in peace and the acceptance by Israel of a Palestinian state within the borders of the West Bank and the Gaza Strip.