page_title: Legitimacy of Israel
section_title: Palestinian Authority and Hamas
hierarchical_section_title: Legitimacy of Israel / Diplomatic normalization and legitimacy / Palestinian Authority and Hamas
caption_attribution_description: Čeština: Izraelský premiér Jicchak Rabin, americký prezident Bill Clinton a předseda Organizace pro osvobození Palestiny (OOP) Jásir Arafat. English: Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin, U.S. president Bill Clinton, and PLO chairman Yasser Arafat. Svenska: Israels premiärminister Yitzhak Rabin, USA:s president Bill Clinton och PLO:s ordförande Yassir Arafat. العربية: رئيس الوزراء الإسرائيلي إسحاق رابين، والرئيس الأمريكي بيل كلينتون، ورئيس منظمة التحرير الفلسطينية ياسر عرفات خلال التوقيع على اتفاق أوسلو.
context_page_description: A number of states and individuals have questioned the legitimacy of the State of Israel, specifically, whether Israel's political authority over the area it claims should be accepted as legitimate political authority. The argument as to the legitimacy of the State of Israel is also couched in terms of Israel's right to exist.
  Although Israel has been a member of the United Nations since 11 May 1949, as of 2020, 31 United Nations member states do not recognise the State of Israel. The campaign against the legitimacy of Israel is led especially by some Palestinian and Arab leaders, and groups for countries to deny or withdraw recognition of Israel.
context_section_description: Following the Oslo I Accord, the Palestinian Authority and Israel conditionally recognized each other's right to govern specific areas of the country. This boosted Israel's legal authority and legitimacy on the international stage. Palestinian Authority leader Mahmoud Abbas, said while speaking at the UN regarding Palestinian recognition, "We did not come here seeking to delegitimize a state established years ago, and that is Israel."
  Hamas, in contrast, does not recognize Israel as a legitimate government. Furthermore, Hamas denies the legitimacy of the Oslo I Accord.
caption: Yitzhak Rabin, Bill Clinton, and Yasser Arafat at the Oslo Accords signing ceremony, 13 September 1993
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