Proclamation of State of Palestine

Date: November 15, 1988 • Location: Har Adar, Israel

This milestone marked the outbreak and beginning of this historic period, which spanned 1988–present.

Israeli–Palestinian conflict: An independent State of Palestine is proclaimed by the Palestinian National Council.

Israel and the Palestinians are engaged in an ongoing military and political conflict about land and self-determination within the former territory of Mandatory Palestine. Key aspects of the conflict have included Palestinian refugees, the Israeli occupation of the West Bank and Gaza Strip, the status of Jerusalem, Israeli settlements, borders, security, water rights, the permit regime in the West Bank and in the Gaza Strip, Palestinian freedom of movement, and the Palestinian right of return.