On November 15, 1988, Palestine announced its independence. Since then, the world has witnessed a growing wave of diplomatic support, which continues to be developing. While within the late Nineteen Eighties recognition got here primarily from Asian, African and Middle East, 4 many years later increasingly more nations in Europe and Latin America also confirmed their recognition.
From August 2025, 147 of 193 UN Member States officially recognized Palestine. This makes Palestine certainly one of the beings with the widest diplomatic recognition outside the framework of full UN membership.
First wave: 1988
After the 1988 declaration, there was great recognition, especially from Asia, Africa and the Middle East.
Arab and Middle East (15 countries):
Algeria, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Iraq, Kuwait, Libya, Maurretani, Morocco, Oman, Qatar, Somalia, Tunisia, Türkiye, the United Arab Emirates, Yemen, Jordan
Asia (13 countries):
Indonesia, Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Brunei, China, India, North Korea, Laos, Malaysia, Maldives, Mongolia, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Vietnam
Africa (14 countries):
Angola, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Chad, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Mali, Mozambique, Niger, Senegal, Tanzania, Togo, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Europe and America (10 countries):
Albania, Belarus, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Hungary, Malta, Poland, Russia (Soviet Union), Romania, Serbia
1989–2009: Continuous support
- 1989 – Iran, Ethiopia, Rwanda, Benin, Equatorial Guinea, Kenyu, Vanuta, Philippines
- 1991 – Suaziland (Suaziland)
- 1992 – Azerbaijan, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan
- 1994 – Papua Nowa Guinea, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan
- 1995 – South Africa, Kyrgyzstan
- 1998 – Malawi
- 2004 – Timor Read
- 2005 – Paraguay
- 2006 – Montenegro
- 2008 – Costa Rica, Lebanon
- 2009 – Venezuela, Dominican Republic
2010–2023: Wave of Latin and European America
- 2010 – Argentina, Bolivia, Ecuador, Brazil
- 2011 – Belize, Chile, El Salvador, Gujana, Honduras, Iceland, Lesotho, Liberia, Peru, Saint Vincent & The Grenadines, SurINAME, URUGWAY
- 2013 – Guatemala, Haiti, Vatican
- 2014 – Sweden
- 2015 – Saint Lucia
- 2018 – Colombia
- 2019 – Saint Kitts & Nevis
2024–2025: New Diplomatic Chapter
The last two years meant a historic moment: recognition got here not only from Europe, but additionally from the Caribbean and North America.
- 2024 – Barbados, Jamaica, Trinidad and Tobago, Bahama, Spain, Ireland, Norway, Slovenia, Armenia
- 2025 – Mexico
The countries plan to acknowledge (September 2025 and later)
The next wave is anticipated on the UN General Assembly in September 2025. Several foremost countries have already announced the intention to acknowledge Palestine, including:
- France
- United Kingdom
- Canada
- Australia
- Malt
- Luxembourg
- San Marino (End 2025)
- Portugal (considered)
- New Zealand (still throughout the review)
If all plans pass as expected, the number of nations recognizing Palestine may increase to greater than 150 before the tip of 2025.
Countries are currently refusing to acknowledge
On the opposite hand, several foremost countries are still delaying or rejecting recognition. For example, Germany clearly stated that they’d not join the brand new wave of recognition.
According to Reuters, Chancellor Friedrich Merz emphasized that his government doesn’t see the proper conditions yet to take such a step:
“We is not going to join this initiative. We don’t see the necessities fulfilled,” said Merz at a joint press conference with the Canadian Prime Minister Marek Carney, as reported by Reuters.
Meanwhile, the United States still maintains their long position with Italy, Japan and South Korea. None of those countries showed signs of adjusting their policy within the near future.
