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The opening as it read in 2005

Palestinian National Council , the legislative body of the Palestinian Liberation Organization (PLO), in Algiers on 15 November , 1988 .¹ It unilaterally proclaimed the establishment of a new independent state called the " State of Palestine " but at that time the PLO had no control of any territory.² No de facto independent state has come into existence in the Occupied Territories since.³ While the declaration concerns Palestine , as defined by the British Mandate of Palestine , (which includes the whole of Israel ), it is generally interpreted to have recognized Israel in its pre 1967 boundaries, or was at least a major step on this path. Just as in Israel's declaration of independence , it partly bases its claims on UN GA 181 . By reference to "UN resolutions since 1947" (like SC 242 ) it implicitly and perhaps ambiguously restricted its immediate claims to the Palestinian territories and Jerusalem . It was accompanied by a Political Statement that clarified it somewhat and explicitly mentioned SC 242. Yasser Arafat 's statements in Geneva a month later were accepted by the United States as sufficient to remove the ambiguities in the declaration.⁴ English Wikisource has original text related to this article: Palestinian Declaration of Independence See also: Declaration of independence v t e⁵

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English Wikisource has original text related to this article: Palestinian Declaration of Independence The Palestinian Declaration of Independence was adopted by the Palestinian National Council , the legislative body of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO), in Algiers on 15 November 1988, by a vote of 253 in favour 46 against and 10 abstentions. It was read by Yasser Arafat at the closing session of the 19th Palestinian National Council to a standing ovation. The Declaration unilaterally proclaimed the establishment of the State of Palestine . Upon completing the reading of the declaration, Arafat, as Chairman of the Palestine Liberation Organization assumed the title of "President of Palestine." At the time of the declaration, the Palestine Liberation Organization did not exercise control over any territory, and designated Jerusalem as the capital of Palestine, which was under Israeli control and claimed by it as Israel's capital . On 28 October 1974, the 1974 Arab League summit held in Rabat designated the PLO as the "sole legitimate representative of the Palestinian people and reaffirmed their right to establish an independent state of urgency." Though since recognized by about 100 countries, no de facto independent Palestinian state has come into existence in the Palestinian territories since.

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English Wikisource has original text related to this article: Palestinian Declaration of Independence The Palestinian Declaration of Independence is a statement written by Palestinian poet Mahmoud Darwish and proclaimed by Yasser Arafat on 15 November 1988. It had previously been adopted by the Palestinian National Council , the legislative body of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO), by a vote of 253 in favour 46 against and 10 abstentions. It was read at the closing session of the 19th Palestinian National Council to a standing ovation. Upon completing the reading of the declaration, Arafat, as Chairman of the Palestine Liberation Organization assumed the title of "President of Palestine." On 28 October 1974, the 1974 Arab League summit held in Rabat designated the PLO as the "sole legitimate representative of the Palestinian people and reaffirmed their right to establish an independent state of urgency." Legal justification for the declaration was based on United Nations General Assembly Resolution 181 (II) of 29 November 1947, which provided for the termination and partition of the British Mandate into two states . Despite the proclamation of the State of Palestine , at the time the Palestine Liberation Organization did not exercise control over any territory, and designated Jerusalem as the capital of Palestine, which was under Israeli control and claimed by it as Israel's capital . Though recognised by over 130 countries, no de facto independent Palestinian state has come into existence in the Palestinian territories .

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The Palestinian Declaration of Independence is a statement written by the Palestinian poet Mahmoud Darwish and proclaimed by Yasser Arafat on 15 November 1988 (5 Rabi' al-Thani 1409). It had previously been adopted by the Palestinian National Council , the legislative body of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO), by a vote of 253 in favour, 46 against and 10 abstentions. It was read at the closing session of the 19th Palestinian National Council to a standing ovation. Upon completing the reading of the declaration, Arafat, as Chairman of the Palestine Liberation Organization assumed the title of "President of Palestine." In April 1989, the PLO Central Council elected Yasser Arafat the first President of the State of Palestine .

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The opening as it stood on October 6, 2023

1988 statement that formally established the State of Palestine The Palestinian Declaration of Independence formally established the State of Palestine , and was written by Palestinian poet Mahmoud Darwish and proclaimed by Yasser Arafat on 15 November 1988 (5 Rabiʽ al-Thani 1409) in Algiers , Algeria . It had previously been adopted by the Palestinian National Council (PNC), the legislative body of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO), by a vote of 253 in favour, 46 against, and 10 abstaining. It was read at the closing session of the 19th PNC to a standing ovation. Upon completing the reading of the declaration, Arafat, as Chairman of the PLO , assumed the title of "President of Palestine." In April 1989, the PLO Central Council elected Arafat as the first President of the State of Palestine .

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The opening as it stood in 2025

1988 statement that formally established the State of Palestine The Palestinian Declaration of Independence formally established the State of Palestine , and was written by Palestinian poet Mahmoud Darwish and proclaimed by Yasser Arafat on 15 November 1988 (5 Rabiʽ al-Thani 1409) in Algiers , Algeria . It had previously been adopted by the Palestinian National Council (PNC), the legislative body of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO), by a vote of 253 in favour, 46 against, and 10 abstaining. It was read at the closing session of the 19th PNC to a standing ovation. Upon completing the reading of the declaration, Arafat, as chairman of the PLO , assumed the title of President of Palestine. In April 1989, the PLO Central Council elected Arafat as the first president of the State of Palestine .

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