Foreign relations of Palestine
[1] Since the Oslo Accords, it seeks to obtain universal recognition for the State of Palestine on the 1967 borders, with East Jerusalem as its capital.
[4][5] In October 1974, the Arab League designated the PLO as the "sole legitimate representative of the Palestinian people".
In February 1989 at the United Nations Security Council, the PLO representative claimed recognition from 94 states.
In some cases, as a matter of courtesy, these delegations and missions have been granted diplomatic privileges,[119] and are often referred to as "embassies" with their heads as "ambassadors".
[121] The Palestine Information Office was then registered with the Justice Department as a foreign agent and operated until 1968, when it was closed.
In 1964, the first summit of the League of Arab States, held in Cairo in January, resulted in a mandate for the creation of a Palestinian entity.
[179][180] Subsequently, in May, the Palestine Liberation Organization was established during a meeting of the Palestinian National Congress in Arab-controlled Jerusalem.
[181] The organisation's establishment was formally approved at the Arab League's second summit, held in Alexandria in October.
The following year in October, some Arab states requested that a PLO delegation be allowed to attend meetings of the Special Political Committee, and it was decided that they could present a statement, without implying recognition.
PLO participation in the discussions of the Committee took place under the agenda item of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) from 1963 to 1973.
It seeks to effectively gain collective recognition for a Palestinian state based on the borders prior to the Six-Day War, with East Jerusalem as its capital.
It shall permit Palestine to claim legal rights over its territorial waters and air space as a sovereign state recognised by the UN.
It shall also provide the citizens of Palestine with the right to sue for control of their territory in the International Court of Justice and with the legal right to bring war-crimes charges, mainly those relating to the unlawful Israeli occupation of the State of Palestine, against Israel in the International Criminal Court.
[202] Before the United Nations General Assembly voting in September 2012, the Palestinian Authority had tried to become a party to the Rome Statute and therefore recognize the jurisdiction of the International Criminal Court (ICC) in 2009 and again in April 2012.
[213] On 31 October 2011, following the admission of Palestine to UNESCO, the Minister of Health Fathi Abu Moghli announced that the PNA would then seek membership at the WHO;[214] however, following reports that that would lead to the defunding of the entire organization by the United States – as the US had done to UNESCO after it admitted Palestine –, the Palestinian government announced that they would not be seeking membership at WHO at the time.
[216] The Palestine Liberation Organization, representing the Palestinian National Authority, participates in trade liberalisation: The Palestine Liberation Organization and the Palestinian National Authority are jointly[note 13] accepted as party to the international agreements in the Arab Mashreq:
