Russia, alongside all Arab countries, almost all African and Latin American countries, and most Asian countries, including India and China, are already on the list. Algeria became the first country to officially recognise a Palestinian state on 15 November 1988, minutes after late Palestine Liberation Organisation (PLO) leader Yasser Arafat unilaterally proclaimed an independent Palestinian state. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government completely rejects the idea of a Palestinian state. Some former Eastern Bloc countries, such as Hungary and the Czech Republic, do not recognise a Palestinian state at a bilateral level. Italy and Germany do not plan on recognising a Palestinian state.