State of Palestine
- proper noun
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Estado de Palestina
- Since Israel refuses to recognize the existence of the independent State of Palestine, the Israelis will claim that neither Palestine nor the Palestinian people have any rights or claims under Resolution 242.
- recognize the State of Palestine
Examples
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The United Nations has granted non-member observer state status to the State of Palestine in recognition of its sovereignty.
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UN members recognize the State of Palestine, but the Security Council keeps vetoing its membership.
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The State of Palestine has already ratified the four Geneva Conventions.
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Thus, all 125 states that recognize the State of Palestine are also obliged to recognize that Palestine is a state party to the Fourth Geneva Convention.
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"The establishment of a politically and economically viable State of Palestine is impossible without ending the Israeli occupation of the whole West Bank and Gaza Strip, including East Jerusalem."
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Even more importantly, if these technical matters are not handled properly, you could lose the formal diplomatic recognition of the State of Palestine by the 125 states that have already recognized Palestine as a sovereign state, as well as by the United Nations Organization itself.
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"It is hoped that the new government representing the will of the Palestinian people would continue to pursue the peace negotiations, leading to the establishment of a viable, united, and sovereign State of Palestine living in peaceful coexistence with the State of Israel." 5
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Many countries around the world officially support the establishment of a State of Palestine as a separate nation.
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International discussions often focus on the need for a peaceful resolution that acknowledges the State of Palestine and its right to exist.
Synonyms
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A territory in the Middle East made of the West Bank and Gaza partly controlled by Israel
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly compositional: 'state' (a political entity) combined with the place name 'Palestine' yields the political entity called the State of Palestine. 'State of X' is a common, transparent naming pattern cross-linguistically, so a B1 learner who knows the constituents will readily infer the intended meaning (even if legal/sovereignty nuances require further knowledge).
Etymology
State of Palestine came from Palestinians calling their land a State to say it was a 'country' and using Palestine as the place name. So today it means the political area that covers the West Bank and Gaza and that Palestinians claim.