{
  "id": 20144230,
  "title": "Palestine marks 38th anniversary of statehood declaration",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/15/palestine-marks-38th-anniversary-of-statehood-declaration",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-15T08:47:30.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "New Straits Times",
    "slug": "new-straits-times",
    "url": "https://www.nst.com.my/world/world/2026/11/1578393/palestine-marks-38th-anniversary-statehood-declaration"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Today marks the 38th anniversary of the declaration of the State of Palestine, proclaimed by late Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat on November 15, 1988. The National Council declared the creation of the State of Palestine on Palestinian land, with Jerusalem as its capital, during a meeting of the Palestinian National Council (PNC) in Algiers. The Palestinian Declaration of Independence, written by renowned poet Mahmoud Darwish, was adopted by the PNC with 253 votes in favor, 46 against, and 10 abstentions. The declaration marked a turning point in the Palestinian national liberation movement, as the PLO formally endorsed the two-state solution as a framework for resolving the decades-long conflict.",
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}