As of 3 August 2018, 137 of the 193 member states of the United Nations and two non-member states have recognized the State of Palestine. Many of the countries that do not recognize the State of Palestine nevertheless recognize the PLO as the ''representative of the Palestinian people''. On 29 November 2012, the UN General Assembly passed a motion changing Palestine's ''entity'' status to ''non-member observer state'' by a vote of 138 to 9, with 41 abstentions.

What's the best answer to this question: is palestine a member state of the un?
no