# Palestine Liberation Organization **Aliases:** PLO **Entity class:** Palestinian political organization **Domain:** Palestinian politics / diplomacy / statehood claims **Doc Type:** Organization Node **Maturity:** Developing ## Definition The **Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO)** is a Palestinian political organization recognized within United Nations practice as the representative of the Palestinian people. The PLO issued the 1988 declaration proclaiming the State of Palestine. ## Article Context [[blog/20261009 - You Play Your Games - We Play Ours|You Play Your Games - We Play Ours]] treats the PLO declaration as a diplomatic act rather than sufficient proof that a sovereign state with effective territorial control had been created. That is the author's position; it should not be silently converted into either a universally settled legal conclusion or a denial that the declaration produced institutional consequences. ## Relationships - **Declared:** [[wiki/State of Palestine|State of Palestine]]. - **Statehood distinction:** [[wiki/Declarative Sovereignty|Declarative Sovereignty]] versus [[wiki/Practical Sovereignty|Practical Sovereignty]]. - **ICC route:** [[wiki/Rome Statute|Rome Statute]] and [[wiki/Territorial Jurisdiction|Territorial Jurisdiction]]. ## Sources / Provenance - [United Nations — Resolution 67/19 and the continuing role of the PLO](https://www.un.org/unispal/document/auto-insert-187149/). - [[blog/20261009 - You Play Your Games - We Play Ours|You Play Your Games - We Play Ours]] for the source article's interpretation.