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As of September 2025, the State of Palestine is recognized as a sovereign state by 156 of the 193 member states of the United Nations (UN), or approximately 80% of all UN members. (sh.itjust.works)
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[–] 3 points 1 year ago (4 children)

So could someone explain what it means for Palestine to be "recognized as a state" by some proportion or other of the UN? If the UN says something is or isn't a state, what does that mean for it?

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  • [–] 4 points 1 year ago (3 children)

    It's not the UN saying it's a state. Palestine has been an observer at the UN for a while, I believe

    If a country doesn't recognise another country, they won't do diplomacy with it, will probably recognise some other country's claim on that land (which is bad for the country that wants to be recognised, obviously), and basically won't treat it as an independent nation

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  • [–] 5 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    If a country doesn't recognise another country, they won't do diplomacy with it

    This isn't necessarily true. See, for example, how loads of countries don't officially recognise Taiwan for the sake of keeping China happy, but do maintain an unusually well-staffed "trade office" in Taipei and accept Taiwanese passports

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