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Spain, Ireland and Norway recognise Palestinian state
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Spain, Ireland, and Norway will formally recognize a Palestinian state on Tuesday. The three European countries believe their initiative has a strong symbolic impact and will likely encourage others to follow suit. Spain and Ireland are part of the 27-nation European Union, where the issue of recognizing a Palestinian state has provoked sharp disagreement. The move by Spain, Ireland, and Norway will mean that 145 of the UN's 193 member states now recognize Palestinian statehood. Israel has criticized the decision, with the Israeli Foreign Minister describing it as giving 'an award to Hamas.' Last week's decision has provoked a furious response from Israel, with the Israeli Foreign Minister announcing a 'preliminary punitive' measure of stopping consular services to West Bank Palestinians from June 1. The recognition of a Palestinian state has been seen as the endgame of a negotiated peace between Israelis and Palestinians, but the spiraling bloodshed in Gaza has revived calls for Palestinians to be given their own state.
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https://www.sinardaily.my/article/218415/focus/world/spain-ireland-and-norway-recognise-palestinian-state
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Spain, Ireland, and Norway will formally recognize a Palestinian state on Tuesday. The three European countries believe their initiative has a strong symbolic impact and will likely encourage others to follow suit. Spain and Ireland are part of the 27-nation European Union, where the issue of recognizing a Palestinian state has provoked sharp disagreement. The move by Spain, Ireland, and Norway will mean that 145 of the UN's 193 member states now recognize Palestinian statehood. Israel has criticized the decision, with the Israeli Foreign Minister describing it as giving 'an award to Hamas.' Last week's decision has provoked a furious response from Israel, with the Israeli Foreign Minister announcing a 'preliminary punitive' measure of stopping consular services to West Bank Palestinians from June 1. The recognition of a Palestinian state has been seen as the endgame of a negotiated peace between Israelis and Palestinians, but the spiraling bloodshed in Gaza has revived calls for Palestinians to be given their own state.
#Spain #Ireland #Norway #PalestinianState #Israel #Hamas #GazaWar #EuropeanUnion #OsloAccords #Un
https://www.sinardaily.my/article/218415/focus/world/spain-ireland-and-norway-recognise-palestinian-state