Ireland, Spain and Norway say they will recognize a Palestinian state | CNN
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Ireland, Spain and Norway have announced plans to formally recognize a Palestinian state next week, in a move that is likely to bolster the global Palestinian cause but cause further strain in relations between Europe and Israel.

This is quite big! Kudos to them.

  • cyd@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    6 months ago

    From the FT story about this, it appears the Israeli far right is going to respond with more repression:

    Israel’s far-right finance minister, Bezalel Smotrich, on Wednesday wrote to Netanyahu, demanding “punitive steps” be against the Palestinian Authority in response to the European decisions and other Palestinian moves on the international stage, including seeking action against the Jewish state by the ICC.

    Smotrich called for a series of measures including a major expansion of Jewish settlement construction in the occupied West Bank, the establishment of a new settlement for every country that recognises Palestinian statehood, and the freezing of Israeli tax transfers to the PA.