Israel recalls ambassadors, as Spain, Ireland and Norway announce they will formally recognize the Palestinian state this month.
Ireland's Prime Minister Simon Harris, left, flanked by Ireland's Minister of Foreign Affairs Micheál Martin speaks Wednesday in Dublin to announce Ireland's recognition of a Palestinian state.Ireland's Prime Minister Simon Harris, left, flanked by Ireland's Minister of Foreign Affairs Micheál Martin speaks Wednesday in Dublin to announce Ireland's recognition of a Palestinian state.
It's been more than 30 years since a major peace agreement - theoretically paving the way for the Israeli and the Palestinians to live side by side in two separate states - was signed in the Norwegian capital, Oslo, in 1993. Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez delivers a speech Wednesday in Madrid to announce that Spain will recognize a Palestinian state.Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez delivers a speech Wednesday in Madrid to announce that Spain will recognize a Palestinian state.On a November visit to Israel, Sánchez told Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that Israel must respect international law and end what he called a"humanitarian catastrophe" in the Gaza Strip.
Pedro Sanchez said his government rejected what he termed"the massacre in Gaza and the rest of the Palestinian territories" and reiterated its demands for a ceasefire and the implementation of the two-state solution, as part of what he termed concrete action.
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