Comprehensive Agreement between the Holy See and the State of Palestine dealing with general principles of freedom of religion, organizational rights of the Catholic Church in Palestinian Authority areas, respect for holy places and personal status of Catholics. Its preamble shows support for Palestinian aspirations of independence by recognizing a "State of Palestine" that consists of all the West Bank and the Gaza Strip, including East Jerusalem. This stipulation has angered the Israeli government, that doesn't recognize the officially proclaimed State of Palestine. The Israeli government deplored the conclusion of the agreement. Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesman termed it as one-sided for not recognizing the rights of the Jewish people
Multilateral foreign policy of the Holy See the various faith traditions." At the same time, the Holy See has condemned religious fanaticism and violence as a prevention of the freedom of religion, as well as "every form of hostility to religion that would restrict the public role of believers in civil and political life." Faced with a coordinated effort to incorporate "sexual and reproductive rights" within the body of the international recognized human rights, the Holy See has become the major advocate at the international level of traditional sexual mores and marriage. At the various international conferences, the Holy See argued that the traditional family, based on