Guyana becomes 7th South American state to recognize Palestinian independence
The country's foreign ministry says decision comes in keeping with Guyana's support of the 'legitimate aspirations of the people of Palestine for the exercise of their right to self-determination.'
By Haaretz Service
Tags: Israel news Middle East peace
Following Ecuador, Bolivia, Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay, and Chile, Guyana has become the seventh South
American nation to recognize an independent Palestinian state, Al Jazeera reported on Thursday.
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Earlier this month, Brazil, Venezuela and Argentina recognized Palestine as an independent state within its borders prior to 1967, in decisions that the United States and Israel slammed as counterproductive and damaging.
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