The State of Palestine lays claim to a region in Western Asia.
The State of Palestine , also known simply as Palestine , is a de jure sovereign state in the Middle East that is recognized by 136 UN members and since 2012 has a status of a non-member observer state in the United Nations -- which amounts to a de facto , or implicit , recognition of statehood .. East. East Jerusalem. Middle East. Middle East. recognized by 136 UN members. International recognition of the State of Palestine. non-member observer state. United Nations General Assembly observers. United Nations. United Nations. de facto. de facto. The State of Palestine claims the West Bank -LRB- bordering Israel and Jordan -RRB- and Gaza Strip -LRB- bordering Israel and Egypt -RRB- with East Jerusalem as the designated capital .. Jerusalem. Jerusalem. East. East Jerusalem. Israel. Israel. West Bank. West Bank. Gaza Strip. Gaza Strip. Jordan. Jordan. East Jerusalem. East Jerusalem. Most of the areas claimed by the State of Palestine have been occupied by Israel since 1967 in the aftermath of the Six-Day War .. Israel. Israel. occupied by Israel. Israeli-occupied territories. Six-Day War. Six-Day War. Its independence was declared on 15 November 1988 by the Palestine Liberation Organization -LRB- PLO -RRB- in Algiers as a government-in-exile .. Its independence. Palestinian Declaration of Independence. Palestine Liberation Organization. Palestine Liberation Organization. Algiers. Algiers. government-in-exile. government-in-exile