Recognition of the State of Palestine
Proclamation by the People of the United States Recognition of the State of Palestine We, the People of the United States, guided by the enduring values of liberty, justice, and the inalienable dignity of all peoples, do hereby proclaim our recognition of Palestine as a sovereign and independent state. Preamble We speak not as agents of government or instruments of foreign policy, but as citizens of a nation born from resistance to colonial domination, grounded in principles of self-determination, and committed to the belief that freedom is not a privilege, but a universal right. Recognition We affirm the existence of the State of Palestine, with its capital in East Jerusalem and its people rooted in a land, a history, and a culture that predates the modern international order. We recognize its sovereignty, its right to define its own future, and its equal status among the nations of the Earth. Rationale Historical Continuity & Cultural Identity The Pa...