Why is Palestine not recognised as a country by UN?

Among the member states of the United Nations, for example, 135 countries – representing about 82 percent of world population – officially recognize Palestine as an independent state versus 50 countries that do not recognize the Palestinian state. read more

Many of the countries that do not recognize the State of Palestine nevertheless recognize the PLO as the"representative of the Palestinian people". On 29 November 2012, the UN General Assembly passed a motion changing Palestine's"entity" status to"non-member observer state" by a vote of 138 to 9, with 41 abstentions. read more

If the UN resolution had allowed Palestine to join the United Nations as a full member state, it would have immediately been recognized as an independent country. Thus, Palestine (nor the Gaza Strip nor the West Bank) is not yet an independent country. The two parts of"Palestine" are entities that, in the eyes of the international community, have yet to obtain full have international recognition. read more