Norway, Ireland & Spain To Recognize Palestinian State

TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Norway, Ireland and Spain say they are recognizing a Palestinian state in a historic move. It was a lightning cascade of announcements on Wednesday. Norway’s Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre said the Scandinavian country will officially recognize a Palestinian state as of May 28. Irish Prime Minister Simon Harris said his nation made the move in coordination with Spain and Norway and that it was “an historic and important day for … Palestine.” Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez, Spain’s Socialist leader since 2018, made the expected announcement to the nation’s Parliament. Norway’s Gahr Støre also said “there cannot be peace in the Middle East if there is no recognition” and that it was the way forward to a two-state solution.