Answer 1
Palestine was never an independent or quasi-independent Arab State before the 1990s. Prior to the State of Israel, it was a British Mandate. (Answer 2 is mistaken about this issue.) Prior to that it was part of the Ottoman Empire (and not even a unified district), Seljuk Empire, Mamluk Empire, etc. Palestine was given opportunity to declare independence in 1947 with UN Resolution 181, since permission was given to both a Jewish State AND an Arab State. Unfortunately, the Palestinians chose at that time not to legitimize the Jewish State by declaring independence. In 1988, the PLO declared Palestinian Independence in absentia. In 1993, the Oslo Accords resulted in Israeli recognition of the Palestinian Authority as an independent governing body for the Palestinians and gave them administration of parts of the Gaza Strip and the West Bank. However, there has not been a realization of full independence yet.
Answer 2: Palestinian Perspective
Palestine had independence about 60 years ago, but know they have no independence. in fact some Palestinians are in like a prison cell. everywhere they go they need to pass a checkpoint and the Jews treat Palestinian badly. sometimes they even let Palestinian woman give birth on the middle of the streets just because they don't have their passport on them.
Israel became independent from its colonists in May 14, 1948.
May 14th 1948
Kuwait became an independent from its colonists in 1961.
Algeria became independent from its colonists in 1962.
Zambia became independent from its colonists in 1964.
Barbados became independent from its colonists in 1962.
Swaziland became independent from its colonists in 1968.
Tonga became independent from its colonists in 1962.
Bangladesh became independent from its colonists in 1955.
Sierra Leone become independent from its colonists on April 27, 1961.
Burundi became independent from its colonists in July 1962.
Lesotho became independent from its colonists in October 1966.
Equatorial became independent from its colonists in October 1968.
Burma became independent from its colonists in February 4, 1948.