Palestine
Palestine, officially the State of Palestine is a country in the southern Levant region of West Asia recognized by 145 out of 193 
UN member states. He is always at war or high stakes with 
Israel.
The term “Palestine” comes from the ancient geo-political entity “
Philistia”, who are a group of people that settled around the 
Gaza Strip. The 
Romans later named the Holy Land “Palestine” (Philistia) to mock the 
Jews.
History
On November 15, 1988, the 
Palestinian National Council (PNC) declared the independence of the State of Palestine, recognized within the 1967 borders, with 
East Jerusalem as his capital. 
Yasser Arafat, the Chairman of the 
Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO), made the declaration during a meeting in 
Algiers. This was seen as a step towards a two-state solution.
From 30 October to 1 November 1991, the Madrid Conference happened: hosted at 
Madrid, 
Spain and sponsored by the 
Great Powers 
, this conference aimed at resolving the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, leading to more direct negotiations between Israel and the Palestinians. This continued on to the 
Oslo accords between 1993 and 1995. The accords resulted in mutual recognition and created the Palestinian Authority (PA) to govern parts of the West Bank and Gaza Strip.
