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Palestinian Declaration of Independence (the Algiers Declaration), 15 November 1988 (English translation of Arabic)
Arabic 
Palestine 1988-11-15
Party: Fatah
Original source: https://unispal.un.org/pdfs/6EB54A389E2DA6C6852560DE0070E392.pdf
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Despite the historical injustice done to the Palestinian Arab people in its displacement and in being deprived of the right to self-determination following the adoption of General Assembly resolution 181 (II) of 1947, which partitioned Palestine into an Arab and a Jewish State, that resolution nevertheless continues to attach conditions to international legitimacy that guarantee the Palestinian Arab people the right to sovereignty and national independence.
By virtue of the natural, historical and legal right of the Palestinian Arab people to its homeland, Palestine [… …] on the basis of the international legitimacy embodied in the resolutions of the United Nations since 1947, and through the exercise by the Palestinian Arab people of its right to self-determination, political independence and sovereignty over its territory:
The Palestine National Council hereby declares, in the Name of God and on behalf of the Palestinian Arab people, the establishment of the State of Palestine in the land of Palestine with its capital at Jerusalem.
The State of Palestine shall be for Palestinians, wherever they may be therein to develop their national and cultural identity and therein to enjoy full equality of rights. Their religious and political beliefs and human dignity shall therein be safeguarded under a democratic parliamentary system based on freedom of opinion and the freedom to form parties, on the heed of the majority for minority rights and the respect of minorities for majority decisions, on social justice and equality, and on non-discrimination in civil rights on grounds of race, religion or colour or as between men and women, under a Constitution ensuring the rule of law and an independent judiciary [… …].
The State of Palestine shall be an Arab State and shall be an integral part of the Arab nation [… …]. The State of Palestine declares its commitment to the purposes and principles of the United Nations, to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and to the policy and principles of non-alignment.
The State of Palestine [… …] rejects the threat or use of force, violence and intimidation against its territorial integrity and political independence or those of any other State [… …]. How to cite this document
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(Fatah, 1988) Fatah. (1988). Palestinian Declaration of Independence (the Algiers Declaration), 15 November 1988 (English translation of Arabic) [Original language: AR]. unispal.un.org. Retrieved June 21, 2026, from https://unispal.un.org/pdfs/6EB54A389E2DA6C6852560DE0070E392.pdf
Fatah. 1988. "Palestinian Declaration of Independence (the Algiers Declaration), 15 November 1988 (English translation of Arabic)." [Original language: AR] unispal.un.org. Accessed June 21, 2026. https://unispal.un.org/pdfs/6EB54A389E2DA6C6852560DE0070E392.pdf.
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