The State of Palestine 🇵🇸 Recognition of statehood under international law requires defined territory, but not fixed borders. Palestine meets this criterion. If Palestine is denied recognition on the basis of undefined borders, then so should Israel, which has never declared its own borders since 1948. The Montevideo Convention does not require finalised borders, only a defined territory, population, government, and capacity to enter relations. Palestine qualifies. So does Israel. But the standard must be consistent.