In a series of coordinated actions on Wednesday morning, Ireland, Spain, and Norway announced their recognition of the Palestinian state.
Israel reacted immediately to the announcement that Ireland, Spain, and Norway would formally recognize a Palestinian state on May 28. Israel warned it would retaliate by recalling its ambassadors from Dublin, Madrid, and Oslo and withholding essential funding from the Palestinian Authority.
In a series of coordinated actions on Wednesday morning, the three European nations finally made the much-anticipated declarations, claiming that they were doing so to promote peace in the Middle East and a two-state solution.
Pedro Sánchez, the prime minister of Spain, declared to cheers in the Madrid parliament, "We are going to recognize Palestine for many reasons and we can sum that up in three words: peace, justice, and consistency." "There needs to be mutual guarantees of security and we need to ensure that the two-state solution is respected....