Israel's foreign minister has subsequently ordered Israel's ambassadors from Ireland and Norway to immediately return, adding that the decision today sends a message to the world that 'terrorism pays'.
Ireland, Norway and Spain have officially recognised Palestine as a separate state, prompting Israel to recall its ambassadors from two of the European states. Speaking on Wednesday, Irish Prime Minister Simon Harris said: 'Today Ireland, Norway and Spain are announcing that we recognise the state of Palestine, each of us will undertake whatever national steps are necessary to give effect to that decision.
Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Store added: 'There cannot be peace in the Middle East if there is no recognition. 'The terror has been committed by Hamas and militant groups who are not supporters of a two-state solution and the state of Israel,' the Norwegian government leader said. 'Palestine has a fundamental right to an independent state.
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