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Events in the year 1988 in Palestine.

The State of Palestine was declared during the First Intifada, which was raging since 9 December 1987 in Palestine.

Incumbents

Events

February

  • 25 February – Two Palestinians, 17- year old Wael Joudeh and his cousin Osamah are beaten by Israeli soldiers, footage of the beating is captured on camera and aired to the world, which is considered the first recorded incident of Israel's “breaking the bones” policy.[1]

June

  • 7 - 9 June – the Arab League summit is held and the participants affirm their support for the Palestinian intifada.[2]

August

  • 18 August – Hamas issues their Charter which outlines the organization's founding identity, positions, and aims.

November

  • 12 November – The first day of the 19th session of the Palestinian National Council begins in Algiers, Algeria. The First Intifada brings attention to the Israeli occupation and Palestinian rights and the PNC begins to draft a declaration of independence and a political communiqué.
  • 13 November – The second day of the 19th session of the Palestinian National Council in Algiers.
  • 14 November – The third day of the 19th session of the Palestinian National Council in Algiers.

December

  • 1 December – Chad recognizes the State of Palestine.[4]
  • 2 December – Laos recognizes the State of Palestine.[4]
  • 3 December – Sierra Leone and Uganda recognizes the State of Palestine.[4]
  • 5 December – The Republic of the Congo recognizes the State of Palestine.[4]
  • 6 December – Angola recognizes the State of Palestine.[4]
  • 7 December – Yasser Arafat recognizes the right of Israel to exist.[6][7]
  • 8 December – Mozambique recognizes the State of Palestine.[4]
  • 9 December –
  • 10 December – São Tomé and Príncipe recognizes the State of Palestine.[4]
  • 12 December – Gabon recognizes the State of Palestine.[4]
  • 13 December –
  • 14 December –
  • 15 December – The UN General Assembly approves UNGA Resolution 43/177, acknowledging the Palestinian Declaration of Independence and replacing the designating "Palestine" rather than "PLO" in the United Nations system. 72 countries recognized the State of Palestine by time of the passage of UNGA Resolution 43/177 which is now counted as 75 countries due to the 1991 dissolution of the Soviet Union and the 1992 dissolution of Czechoslovakia.[16]
  • 18 December – The Democratic Republic of the Congo recognizes the State of Palestine.[4]
  • 19 December – Botswana and Nepal recognizes the State of Palestine.[4]
  • 22 December – Burundi recognizes the State of Palestine.[4]
  • 23 December – The Central African Republic recognizes the State of Palestine.[4]
  • 24 December – PLO leaders met at Yasser Arafat's home outside Baghdad, Iraq, to discuss forming a government for a Palestinian state.[17]
  • 25 December – Bhutan recognizes the State of Palestine. 78 countries recognized the State of Palestine by the end of December and the year which is now counted as 81 countries due to the 1991 dissolution of the Soviet Union and the 1992 dissolution of Czechoslovakia.[4]

Births

Deaths

  • 16 April – Khalil al-Wazir, PLO leader and co-founder, was assassinated in his house in Tunis.[19]
  • 28 September – Rashad al-Shawwa, Palestinian politician who served as mayor of Gaza between 1971 and 1982. [20]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Hammad, Shatha. "Stories from the first Intifada: 'They broke my bones'". Al Jazeera. Retrieved August 10, 2026.
  2. ↑ "Palestine question/Mideast situation - Final Declaration of the Arab Summit - letter from Algeria". Question of Palestine. Retrieved August 12, 2026.
  3. ↑ Ibrahim, Youssef M. (November 15, 1988). "P.L.O. Proclaims Palestine to Be an Independent State; Hints at Recognizing Israel". The New York Times. Archived from the original on October 17, 2014.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 "Identical letters dated 2 April 2024 from the Permanent Representatives of Mauritania, Saudi Arabia and Uganda to the United Nations addressed to the Secretary-General, the President of the General Assembly and the President of the Security Council". United Nations. April 9, 2024. Archived from the original on May 5, 2024. Retrieved May 5, 2024.
  5. ↑ Healy, Melissa (November 27, 1988). "U.S. Rejects Arafat Bid to Visit U.N. : Declares He Is Tied to Terrorism in Denying Visa". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on March 24, 2022.
  6. ↑ Goshko, John M. (December 7, 1988). "Arafat PLO Accepts Israeli State". The Washington Post.
  7. ↑ "PLO Accepts Israel's Right to Exist, Opposes Terrorism, Arafat Says". Los Angeles Times. December 7, 1988. Archived from the original on February 4, 2021.
  8. ↑ United Nations General Assembly Session 43 Resolution 160. Observer status of national liberation movements recognized by the Organization of African Unity and/or by the League of Arab States A/RES/43/160 December 9, 1988. Retrieved April 24, 2016.
  9. ↑ Joel Brinkley (December 10, 1988). "Israel Launches Big Land Attack On a Palestinian Base in Lebanon". The New York Times. Retrieved May 2, 2021.
  10. ↑ Cody, Edward (December 13, 1988). "PLO-Israeli Talks Asked By Arafat". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on October 8, 2024.
  11. ↑ Arafat, Yasser (December 13, 1988). "Document: Yasser Arafat's speech to the UN General Assembly, 13 December 1988". al-bab.com. Archived from the original on May 15, 2021.
  12. ↑ Arafat, Yasser (December 13, 1988). "Yasser Arafat's 1988 UN Speech". genevemonde.ch. Archived from the original on July 16, 2024.
  13. ↑ Arafat, Yasser (December 13, 2022). "Yasir Arafat's Speech Before the General Assembly, 1988". Institute for Palestine Studies. Archived from the original on October 1, 2022.
  14. ↑ Arafat, Yasser (December 13, 1988). "Yasir Arafat's Speech Before the Forty-Third Session of the United Nations General Assembly". Interactive Encyclopedia of the Palestine Question. Archived from the original on June 16, 2022.
  15. ↑ "Yasser Arafat, Speech at UN General Assembly: Geneva, General Assembly". Le Monde diplomatique. December 13, 1988. Archived from the original on January 19, 2012. Retrieved October 27, 2021.
  16. ↑ "UNGA Resolution 43/177". Interactive Encyclopedia of the Palestine Question. December 15, 1988. Archived from the original on July 3, 2022.
  17. ↑ "PLO leaders discuss government". Nation/World. The Tuscaloosa News. December 25, 1988. p. 3A. Retrieved October 29, 2021 – via Google News.
  18. ↑ "محمد الدرة.. الطفل الذي اهتز العالم لاستشهاده". الجزيرة نت (in Arabic). Retrieved August 6, 2026.
  19. ↑ "Abu Jihad killing: Israeli censor releases commando's account". BBC News. November 1, 2012. Retrieved August 10, 2026.
  20. ↑ "Rashad al-Shawa, 79, Ex-Palestinian Mayor". The New York Times. September 28, 1988. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved August 6, 2026.
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