157 countries now recognise Palestine at United Nations

With several countries recognising the Palestinian state at the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), the list of nations recognising the state has grown to 157.

Some of the countries to recognise the Palestine state on Tuesday, September 23, during the 80th session of the UNGA are France, Luxembourg, Malta, Monaco, Andorra and Belgium.

On September 20, countries including the United Kingdom, Australia, Canada and



Portugal announced that they recognise the country.

The list of countries recognising a Palestinian state is increasing at a time when Israel is planning a military expansion in the West Bank. The UK’s decision to recognise Palestine came over 100 years after the Balfour declaration backed “the establishment in Palestine of a national home for the Jewish people” and 77 years after the creation of Israel in the British Mandate of Palestine.