the case for recognising Palestine
- Written by: Gareth Evans, Distinguished Honorary Professor, Australian National University
Since a United Nations General Assembly Resolution vote in November 2012, Palestine has had the status of a state within the UN system. It is not a full member state but, like the Holy See, a non-member observer state. Australia – after a heady debate within the Gillard cabinet – abstained on that vote.
The State of Palestine has now...


















