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Honduras recognized theState of Palestine in 2011, a move in sharp contrast to a long-lasting legacy of close links between successive Honduran governments and theState of Israel.[1]
On May 10, 2013, Honduras and Palestine established diplomatic links at a ceremony in the former's capital city ofTegucigalpa, attended by the foreign ministers of both countries,Mireya Agüero andRiyad al-Maliki, respectively.[1][2][3] Al-Maliki also met with Honduras presidentPorfirio Lobo at the presidential palace.[3] The ambassador of Palestine, Mohamed Saadat, presented his credentials on September 13, 2013.[4]
Honduras has one of the largest Palestinian populations inLatin America.[1] The first recorded case of a Palestinian emigrant to Honduras dates back to 1899. The largest wave of Palestinian migration to Honduras took place between 1922 and 1931. Many of the migrants hailed fromBethlehem,Beit Jala orBeit Sahour.[5][6] The majority of Palestinian migrants to Honduras wereGreek Orthodox.[7] There were alsoMaronite andGreek Catholic migrants.[8] A minority (roughly 15-20% at one point) were Muslims.[7] However, later most of the descendants of Orthodox migrants later adopted Catholicism.[9] Many Palestinian descendants have come to occupy important positions in Honduran society. A Palestinian descendant,Carlos Roberto Flores, was electedPresident of Honduras in 1998.[9]
In 1947, Honduras abstained from voting on thePartition of Palestine in theUnited Nations General Assembly.[10]
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