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LEGAL BRIEF IN SUPPORT OF RECOGNITION OF THE STATE OF PALESTINE
INTRODUCTION
The right of the Palestinian people to self-determination in a sovereign state of their own on the
1967 borders has been universally recognized by the international community. For two decades, the
PLO, the legitimate representative of the Palestinian people, has undertaken to achieve these
national aspirations peacefully through negotiation with Israel. However, Israel’s refusal to halt
illegal settlement activity is endangering the very viability of the two-state solution. This compels us
to take the path Israel took more than 60 years ago by seeking international recognition of the State
of Palestine.
Palestine meets the legal criteria for statehood. The fact that it has yet to establish effective control
over all of its territory is a result of the continuation of Israel’s military occupation of the West Bank,
including East Jerusalem, and the Gaza Strip, in violation of international law and the right of the
Palestinian people to self determination. This fact should not impede international recognition of
Palestine. Rather, it provides the very reason why the international community must uphold
international law and facilitate Palestinians’ exercise of self-determination by recognizing Palestine
and admitting it as a state into the United Nations and other international organizations.
The State of Palestine remains committed to negotiating a peaceful resolution to the conflict
between it and Israel. It will also continue to cooperate with Israel in security and civil matters as it
has done throughout the almost two decades of negotiations with Israel. It will do so on the basis
of sovereign equality.
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