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-- ending occupation;
-- a government of their own choosing;
-- sovereign independence within 1967 borders, 22% of historic Palestine with mutually agreed on land swaps to assure it;
-- Jerusalem as its capital;
-- the inviolable right of return; and
-- full recognition as a UN member state with all rights and privileges.
On November 15, 1988, the Palestine National Council (PNC) proclaimed an independent Palestinian state. According to the 1925 Palestine Citizenship Order in Council, Palestinians, their children and grandchildren are automatically citizens, including refugees.
Provisionally, Washington recognizes Palestinian independence. Under UN Charter Article 80(1), its position can't be reversed by vetoing SC resolutions, calling for its UN admission. Doing so is illegal, subject to SC action under the Charter's Chapter VI, despite Obama telling AIPAC that no UN vote "will ever create an independent Palestinian state."
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