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Palestine recognized as a sovereign state - Columbia
August 13 , 2018
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- Colombia recognized Palestine as a sovereign state in the days before new President Ivan Duque took office
- Colombia was the only South American nation that had not recognized Palestine as a sovereign state.
- Colombia would become the 137th nation to recognize Palestinian statehood.
- Palestine has been recognized as a sovereign state by the UN General Assembly, the International Criminal Court, and at least 136 other countries.
- It seeks to create a state in Gaza, the West Bank and East Jerusalem – lands Israel captured in the 1967 war.
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