{"id":60798,"date":"2024-05-28T18:22:10","date_gmt":"2024-05-28T18:22:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2024\/05\/28\/three-european-countries-formally-recognize-palestinian-statehood\/"},"modified":"2024-05-28T18:22:10","modified_gmt":"2024-05-28T18:22:10","slug":"three-european-countries-formally-recognize-palestinian-statehood","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2024\/05\/28\/three-european-countries-formally-recognize-palestinian-statehood\/","title":{"rendered":"Three European countries formally recognize Palestinian statehood."},"content":{"rendered":"
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Three European nations formally recognized an independent Palestinian state on Tuesday, drawing the ire of Israel as it continued to press its military offensive in Gaza.<\/p>\n

The previously announced moves by Spain, Norway and Ireland are largely symbolic<\/a>, but serve as a rebuke to Israel in the face of mounting international frustration over the country\u2019s military offensive in Gaza and its occupation of Palestinian territories over the years.<\/p>\n

They also come amid global outrage over an Israeli airstrike on Sunday that killed dozens of people<\/a> at a camp for displaced Palestinians in Rafah, despite international calls for the military to curb its offensive in the southern Gaza city. Growing concern over the civilian death toll could prompt more nations to follow suit, analysts say.<\/p>\n

Israel\u2019s foreign minister, Israel Katz, on Tuesday accused<\/a> Spain\u2019s prime minister, Pedro S\u00e1nchez, of complicity in incitement against Jews for his role in recognizing a Palestinian state.<\/p>\n

But Mr. S\u00e1nchez rejected that claim in an address on Tuesday ahead of a cabinet vote on the matter, calling the recognition a matter of \u201chistorical justice\u201d and a \u201cnecessity\u201d in order to achieve peace.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe recognition of Palestine is not against anyone, least of all Israel, a friendly nation that Spain values and holds in high regard and with whom we aim to foster the strongest possible relationship,\u201d he said on the steps of Moncloa Palace, the prime minister\u2019s residence, in Madrid. \u201cFurthermore, our decision reflects our absolute rejection of Hamas, a terrorist organization that is against a two-state solution.\u201d<\/p>\n

Ireland \u2014 which on Tuesday flew a Palestinian flag outside its presidential palace, alongside those of the European Union and Ukraine \u2014 said that it had agreed to establish full diplomatic relations and would appoint an ambassador to a Palestinian state. \u201cWe have made this move alongside Spain and Norway to keep the miracle of peace alive,\u201d said Ireland\u2019s prime minister, Simon Harris. \u201cI again call on Prime Minister Netanyahu of Israel to listen to the world and stop the humanitarian catastrophe we are seeing in Gaza.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n