Currently, about 75 percent of the United Nations member states, totaling 193 countries, recognize the State of Palestine.

At the United Nations, Palestine holds the status of a “permanent observer state,” allowing it to participate in activities but without voting rights.

After the UK and France recognized Palestine last week, the Palestinian state now enjoys the support of four of the five permanent members of the UN Security Council: China, Russia, the United Kingdom, and France.

Both China and Russia recognized the State of Palestine since 1988, leaving the United States, Israel’s closest ally, as the only permanent member that has not recognized it.

Washington recognized the Palestinian Authority, currently headed by Mahmoud Abbas, since its establishment in the mid-1990s.

Since then, several U.S. presidents have expressed support for the eventual establishment of a Palestinian state—but Donald Trump was not among them.