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Belgium announced that it is considering recognizing the state of Palestine, vowing to impose sanctions against Israeli occupation forces due to its genocidal war on Gaza.

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[-] Tarte@kbin.social 10 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Internationally only the PLO is recognized as Palestine by many, and is granted observer status at the UN. But they don’t rule in Gaza anymore. The PLO lost Gaza to the Hamas during civil war in 2007. The leadership of Gaza is not recognized by anyone as a state. Russia, Norway and Switzerland are the only three states in Europe that uphold any official relation to them (for different reasons).

Almost all countries that do not recognize the State of Palestine (PLO) still have official formal relations to the entity in all but the name. Many simply cannot legally recognize it as long as it officially claims Israel’s territory as theirs.

[-] febra@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Isn’t the PLO claiming only the West Bank which is Palestinian territory?

[-] Tarte@kbin.social -5 points 1 year ago

This is what they are ruling. Their claim is all of Palestine and Israel.

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