Palestine is 35 times larger than Rockford, Illinois.
Area: 5,860 km2 World Factbook
Population: 2,731,052 (July 2014) World Factbook
The State of Palestine, is a sovereign state in the Levant that is recognized by the United Nations. Its independence was declared on 15 November 1988 by the Palestine Liberation Organization and its government-in-exile in Algiers. Wikipedia
Area: 166 km2 calculated
Rockford is the third largest city in the U.S. state of Illinois, the 160th most populous city in the United States, and the 112th most populous region in the United States. It is the county seat of Winnebago County and is located on both banks of the Rock River in far northern Illinois. Wikipedia