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As of September 2025, the State of Palestine is recognized as a sovereign state by 156 of the 193 member states of the United Nations (UN), or approximately 80% of all UN members. (infosec.pub)

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[–] chicken@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 1 day ago (4 children)

So could someone explain what it means for Palestine to be "recognized as a state" by some proportion or other of the UN? If the UN says something is or isn't a state, what does that mean for it?

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[–] Knock_Knock_Lemmy_In@lemmy.world 6 points 2 days ago

Y no Greenland?

[–] neidu3@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 day ago

Hva faen, Danmark? Skjerpings!

[+] JubilantJaguar@lemmy.world -14 points 1 day ago (7 children)

Recognizing a state whose legitimate elected government launched a literal pogrom just a couple of years back. What a thing you're all celebrating.

[–] guy@piefed.social 6 points 1 day ago (1 children)

legitimate elected government

That is certainly discussable lmao

[–] JubilantJaguar@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (2 children)

The people of Gaza voted for Hamas, an overtly terrorist group with a genocidal manifesto, as their elected government back in ~~2007~~2006. Naturally that was their last election.

[–] guy@piefed.social 5 points 1 day ago (1 children)

And the people of North Korea, China, Russia etc etc vote for their government regularly.

[–] JubilantJaguar@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago (9 children)

North Korea does not hold elections. China does not hold elections outside its ruling Communist Party. Russia holds occasional sham elections with stooge candidates.

The Palestinian election involved numerous parties and candidates, including leftist and liberals, and the Hamas victory was generally recognized as fair.

Clearly you have very little idea about this whole subject. I'd guess like most others here.

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[–] Skua@kbin.earth 4 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Aside from how plenty of other governments are recognised while committing horrific acts, this is recognition of Palestine, not Gaza. Even before the displacement and deaths of the last two years, most of Palestine's population was in the West Bank, and it is not run by Hamas. Hamas won the last election, but it did not get a majority and has not been in government for most Palestinians for almost 20 years

[–] JubilantJaguar@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago (2 children)

plenty of other governments are recognised while committing horrific acts

Citation needed. I can't think of anything comparable, certainly not since the UN's founding.

this is recognition of Palestine, not Gaza

Fair point.

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[–] ininewcrow@lemmy.ca -5 points 2 days ago (5 children)

Why call it the UN when one nation controls all the others.

It's like the ancient Roman Empire .... a land of equals, but one is more equal than the others.

And just like the ancient Roman empire, it is starting to collapse.

[–] guy@piefed.social 3 points 1 day ago (18 children)

Well if the UN was controlled by one nation there hardly would have been several condemnations by a majority of countries in the General Assembly regarding Israel's actions in Palestine

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