Three European countries to recognise Palestinian state on May 28
Published: 07:05 AM,May 22,2024 | EDITED : 12:05 PM,May 22,2024
Members of the Government and MPs applaud as Spain's Prime Minister delivers a speech to announce that Spain will recognize Palestine as a state on May 28
Madrid - Spain will recognize Palestine as a state on May 28, Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said Wednesday in the Spanish parliament.
'Next Tuesday, May 28, Spain's cabinet will approve the recognition of the Palestinian state,' he said, adding that his Israeli counterpart Benjamin Netanyahu was putting the two-state solution in 'danger' with his policy of 'pain and destruction' in the Gaza Strip.
Norway will also Palestine the same day, Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Store said Wednesday at a press conference, despite warnings from the Israeli government.
Other European countries are expected to make similar moves on Wednesday.
Ireland will recognize a Palestinian state, its Prime Minister Simon Harris said on Wednesday, in a joint announcement with Oslo and Madrid. 'Today, Ireland, Norway, and Spain are announcing that we recognize the state of Palestine,' Harris said.
'This is a historic and important day for Ireland and Palestine.'
The Sultanate of Oman on Friday welcomed the UN general assembly's vote overwhelmingly to back the Palestinian bid for full UN membership, in a move that signaled Israel’s growing isolation on the world stage amid global alarm over the war in Gaza and the extent of the humanitarian crisis in the strip.
Oman said the recognition of the State of Palestine will pave the way for the two-state solution and the establishment of peace by international resolutions.
The United Nations General Assembly recognized Palestine as qualified to join and recommended the UN Security Council 'reconsider the matter favorably.'
The vote by the 193-member General Assembly was a global survey of support for the Palestinian bid to become a full UN member — a move that would effectively recognize a Palestinian state — after the United States vetoed it in the UN Security Council last month.
'Next Tuesday, May 28, Spain's cabinet will approve the recognition of the Palestinian state,' he said, adding that his Israeli counterpart Benjamin Netanyahu was putting the two-state solution in 'danger' with his policy of 'pain and destruction' in the Gaza Strip.
Norway will also Palestine the same day, Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Store said Wednesday at a press conference, despite warnings from the Israeli government.
Other European countries are expected to make similar moves on Wednesday.
Ireland will recognize a Palestinian state, its Prime Minister Simon Harris said on Wednesday, in a joint announcement with Oslo and Madrid. 'Today, Ireland, Norway, and Spain are announcing that we recognize the state of Palestine,' Harris said.
'This is a historic and important day for Ireland and Palestine.'
The Sultanate of Oman on Friday welcomed the UN general assembly's vote overwhelmingly to back the Palestinian bid for full UN membership, in a move that signaled Israel’s growing isolation on the world stage amid global alarm over the war in Gaza and the extent of the humanitarian crisis in the strip.
Oman said the recognition of the State of Palestine will pave the way for the two-state solution and the establishment of peace by international resolutions.
The United Nations General Assembly recognized Palestine as qualified to join and recommended the UN Security Council 'reconsider the matter favorably.'
The vote by the 193-member General Assembly was a global survey of support for the Palestinian bid to become a full UN member — a move that would effectively recognize a Palestinian state — after the United States vetoed it in the UN Security Council last month.