Israeli soldiers and police blocking Palestinians from one of the entrances to the old city in Jerusalem. Credit: Mel Frykberg/IPSBy Joseph ChamieUNITED NATIONS, Apr 9 2015 (IPS)The large majority of countries, and most of the people in the world, already recognise Palestine as an independent state.Among the member states of the United Nations, for example, 135 countries – representing about 82 percent of world population – officially recognise Palestine as an independent state versus 50 countries that do not recognise the Palestinian state.Even with the international community’s considerable resources, numerous pronouncements and stated desires to resolve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, few …read more
Source: Inter Press Service
