Although most Arab states have not recognized Israel's existence, they have respected rules prohibiting unauthorized civilian aircraft overflights. In 2011, the Palestinian authorities applied for UN membership as a state, which requires controlling territory. However, Palestine's territory of the West Bank and Gaza Strip remains occupied by Israel after the 1967 war, with the West Bank and entry/exit still under Israeli military control and large areas occupied by Israeli settlers, suggesting Palestine does not meet the criteria to be considered a state. Nonetheless, Palestine declared independence in 1988 and has been recognized as a state by most UN members.
Although most Arab states have not recognized Israel's existence, they have respected rules prohibiting unauthorized civilian aircraft overflights. In 2011, the Palestinian authorities applied for UN membership as a state, which requires controlling territory. However, Palestine's territory of the West Bank and Gaza Strip remains occupied by Israel after the 1967 war, with the West Bank and entry/exit still under Israeli military control and large areas occupied by Israeli settlers, suggesting Palestine does not meet the criteria to be considered a state. Nonetheless, Palestine declared independence in 1988 and has been recognized as a state by most UN members.
Although most Arab states have not recognized Israel's existence, they have respected rules prohibiting unauthorized civilian aircraft overflights. In 2011, the Palestinian authorities applied for UN membership as a state, which requires controlling territory. However, Palestine's territory of the West Bank and Gaza Strip remains occupied by Israel after the 1967 war, with the West Bank and entry/exit still under Israeli military control and large areas occupied by Israeli settlers, suggesting Palestine does not meet the criteria to be considered a state. Nonetheless, Palestine declared independence in 1988 and has been recognized as a state by most UN members.
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