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The State of Palestine was unilaterally proclaimed on November 15, 1988, by the Palestinian National Council, the legislative body of the PLO, in Tunis. At the time, the PLO did not have control over any part of
Palestine (or any other territory), and therefore the State of Palestine failed
to meet one of the main defining aspects of a real state - namely, occupying a
territory.
The State of Palestine was recognized immediately by the Arab League and
several other Muslim countries. It maintains "embassies" in these countries (which are generally simply Palestine Liberation Organization
delegations).
The State of Palestine is not recognized by the United Nations or by
any western country, by contrast some European Union countries
(including the United Kingdom) maintain diplomatic ties with the
Palestinian Authority established under the auspices of
the Oslo Accords.
The 2003 Road map for
peace calls for a series of steps, each contingent on the previous steps, leading to the establishment of a Palestinian state. Included among these steps is dismantling of Palestintian terrorist groups by the Palestinian Authority. Additional steps are required of both
Israel and the Palestinian Authority.
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