Norway, Ireland and Spain have recognized a Palestinian state in a historic move. Norway's Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre said the Scandinavian country will officially recognize a Palestinian state as of May 28.

Norway, Ireland and Spain recognized a Palestinian state on Wednesday in a historic move that drew condemnation from Israel and jubilation from the Palestinians. Israel ordered back its ambassadors from Norway and Ireland.

It was a lightning cascade of announcements. First was Norway, whose Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre said “there cannot be peace in the Middle East if there is no recognition.”

Gahr Støre said the Scandinavian country will officially recognize a Palestinian state as of May 28. “By recognizing a Palestinian state, Norway supports the Arab peace plan,” he said.

    • authorinthedark@lemmy.sdf.orgEnglish
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      5 months ago

      guy who has only seen south african expats, watching his second emigration: getting a lot of “south african expat” vibes from this

    • masquenox@lemmy.world
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      5 months ago

      I didn’t say it’s a “race thing” (whatever that means) for Captain-I-Hate-Ireland up there… I said they sound no different than the whiny white ex-South Africans that fled to rich western countries but can’t stop whining about South Africa.