Canada, Palestinian State and Australia
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Though the move is largely symbolic, it is a historic moment as Western nations recognize a Palestinian state, although the United States and Israel stridently oppose such moves.
The United Kingdom, Australia, and Canada are the most recent nations to formally recognize a sovereign Palestinian state.
Britain, Canada, Australia and Portugal Sunday formally recognized the state of Palestine, calling the move a way to preserve fading hopes for a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.