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1.

although most Arab states have


not recognized the existence of Israel, they have, for example, respected the
rules prohibiting unauthorized overflight by civilian aircraft.

2. More recently, in 2011, the Palestinian authorities filed an application for


admission as a member state of the United Nations. UN membership is open
only to states. Palestine’s territory consists of land on the West Bank of the
Jordan River as well as the Gaza Strip, areas occupied by Israel after the
1967 Six Day War. Today, much of the West Bank, and all entry and exit
from it, is still under Israeli military control, with large tracts occupied by
Israeli settlers. Israel also controls air and sea access to the Gaza Strip. The
result is a patchwork of territory controlled by the Palestinian authorities,
suggesting that Palestine would not seem to meet the Montevideo criteria.
Nonetheless, Palestine declared independence in 1988 and has been
recognized as a state by most UN members

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