Palestinian statehood

Introduction & Top Questions
The 2025 push for recognition at the United Nations
Historical background
- The first push for a Palestinian state
- The emergence of the West Bank and the Gaza Strip as a new territorial basis
- Bilateral agreement on Palestinian self-rule
- Breakdown of the peace process
- Expansion of recognition and access to international institutions

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Images

World map titled International recognition of Palestinian statehood, with most countries shaded green for formal recognition, and some in gray for no recognition.

US President Bill Clinton stands between Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin and PLO leader Yasser Arafat as Rabin and Arafat shake hands outside the White House.

Hussein ibn Ali sits facing forward, wearing traditional robes and a turban, with a white beard and a plate with a cup and food in front of him.

President Bill Clinton signs the Middle East Peace Agreement at a desk, with Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin on his left and PLO Chairman Yasser Arafat on his right, as officials and press look on.

Wye River Memorandum

Palestinian statehood: Media

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US President Bill Clinton stands between Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin and PLO leader Yasser Arafat as Rabin and Arafat shake hands outside the White House.

Oslo Accords

U.S. Pres. Bill Clinton (center) looking on as Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin...

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Hussein ibn Ali sits facing forward, wearing traditional robes and a turban, with a white beard and a plate with a cup and food in front of him.

Hussein ibn Ali

The emir of Mecca and progenitor of the Hashemite dynasty of Jordan, Hussein ibn...

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President Bill Clinton signs the Middle East Peace Agreement at a desk, with Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin on his left and PLO Chairman Yasser Arafat on his right, as officials and press look on.

Signing the Oslo II Accords

U.S. Pres. Bill Clinton signing the Oslo II Accords flanked by Israeli Prime Minister...

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Wye River Memorandum

Wye River Memorandum

Yasser Arafat (far left), leader of the Palestinian Liberation Organization, signing...

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Interactives

World map titled International recognition of Palestinian statehood, with most countries shaded green for formal recognition, and some in gray for no recognition.

International recognition of Palestinian statehood

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