Foreign relations of the Palestinian National Authority
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Note: On June 14, 2007, President Mahmoud Abbas dismissed Haniyeh's government, and appointed Fayyad to form an emergency government. However, Haniyeh and Hamas maintain that these actions were illegal, and that Haniyeh is still the Prime Minister; Haniyeh still exercises de facto authority in the Gaza Strip, while Fayyad's authority is limited de facto to the West Bank.
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The Palestinian Declaration of Independence, led to Palestine's recognition by 93 states and to the renaming of the PLO mission in the UN to "Palestine." After the formation of the Palestinian Authority, many countries exchanged embassies and delegations with it.
Some states (e.g. Canada and the United Kingdom) had relations with the PNA but did not recognize the declared State of Palestine.
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[edit] States that recognize the State of Palestine
Ninety-six states recognize the State of Palestine, and 12 more grant some form of diplomatic status to a Palestinian delegation, falling short of full diplomatic recognition.[1]
The following are listed in alphabetical order by region.
Algeria, Bahrain, Comoros, Djibouti, Egypt,Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Sudan, Tunisia, Syria, United Arab Emirates, Yemen
Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Madagascar, Mali, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, São Tomé and Príncipe, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Swaziland, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Brunei, Cambodia, the People's Republic of China, India, Indonesia, Iran, Laos, Malaysia, Maldives, Mongolia, Nepal, North Korea, Pakistan, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Vietnam
Albania, Austria, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina[2], Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Hungary, Malta, Montenegro, Poland, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Turkey, Ukraine, Vatican City
- Others
[edit] States granting special diplomatic status
- General Delegation of Palestine: France
- General Palestinian Delegation: Australia, Belgium, Germany, Greece, Italy, Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, United Kingdom
- PLO representation protected by the immunities of another Arab Mission: Brazil, Switzerland
[edit] Relations with international organizations
[edit] UN representation
The Palestine Liberation Organization gained observer status at the United Nations General Assembly in 1974 through General Assembly resolution 3237. Acknowledging the proclamation of the State of Palestine, the UN re-designated this observer status as belonging to Palestine in 1988 (General Assembly resolution 43/177.) In July 1998, the General Assembly adopted a new resolution (52/250) conferring upon Palestine additional rights and privileges, including the right to participate in the general debate held at the start of each session of the General Assembly, the right of reply, the right to co-sponsor resolutions and the right to raise points of order on Palestinian and Middle East issues. By this resolution, "seating for Palestine shall be arranged immediately after non-member States and before the other observers." This resolution was adopted by a vote of 124 in favor, four against (Israel, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, United States) and 10 abstentions.
[edit] Aftermath of Hamas' victory
After the victory of the Change and Reform list (led by Hamas) in the 2006 elections, many countries and other entities, including the United States and the European Union, cut ties with the organs of the PLC but not those connected to the PNA President, Mahmoud Abbas. The boycott led to the withholding of foreign aid, upon which much of the Palestinian economy is dependent, promised to the PNA. The European Union set up a mechanism to transfer some aid to PNA employees, many of whom had gone unpaid for months, that bypassed the government. After Abbas's sacking of Prime Minister Ismail Haniya as a response by Hamas' takeover of the Gaza Strip in June 2007, the boycott was lifted.
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