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According to a reporter from the head office, on May 22, local time, Norway and Spain respectively announced that they would formally recognize the Palestinian state on May 28. Ireland subsequently announced its formal recognition of the State of Palestine.
From mid-April to early May, Barbados, Jamaica, the Bahamas and other countries have announced the recognition of the State of Palestine. At this stage, nearly 150 countries have recognized the Palestinian State.
What does it mean that more and more countries recognize a Palestinian state?
Three European countries recognized the State of Palestine on the same day
Norwegian Prime Minister Stetler announced on May 22 that Norway will recognize a Palestinian state. Mr Stiller said the approval would take effect on May 28.
Subsequently, Spanish Prime Minister Sanchez announced that the country would recognize a Palestinian state on May 28. In addition, Irish Prime Minister Simon Harris also said that Ireland will formally recognize the Palestinian state.
Israel: recall Ambassador Palestine: welcome the decision of the three countries
After Norway and other three countries announced their recognition of the Palestinian state, Israeli Foreign Minister Katz immediately said that he would recall Israel’s ambassadors to Norway and Ireland. Katz said the move sent a clear message to Norway and Ireland that Israel would not remain silent.
It is reported that Israel has also recalled its ambassador to Spain, but the Israeli Foreign Ministry has not yet publicly confirmed the recall of the ambassador to Spain. Katz will also summon the ambassadors of the three European countries to Israel to condemn the three countries’ decision to recognize a Palestinian state. It is reported that Katz will show ambassadors a video of Israeli female soldiers being detained by Hamas militants.
Palestinian President Abbas issued a statement highly appreciating and welcoming the recognition of the Palestinian state by the three European countries on the same day. The statement said that the decision of the three countries is a salvation of the Palestinian-Israeli two-state solution, which urges all countries in the world to follow the example of Norway, Ireland and Spain to recognize the Palestinian state and support the realization of peace and stability on the basis of the two-state solution.
On the same day, the Palestinian Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) also issued a statement welcoming the initiative of the three European countries.
Recently, these countries have recognized the Palestinian state one after another.
On 19 April, Barbados announced its decision to formally recognize Palestine as a State.
On 22 April, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Jamaica issued a statement formally recognizing the State of Palestine.
On 2 May, Trinidad and Tobago decided at a cabinet meeting to formally recognize the State of Palestine.
On 7 May, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Bahamas issued a statement that the Bahamas had decided to formally recognize the State of Palestine.
On May 10, the tenth emergency special session of the United Nations General Assembly adopted a resolution by a vote of 143 to 9, with 25 abstentions, determining that the State of Palestine was qualified as a member of the United Nations under the Charter of the United Nations and should be accepted as a member of the United Nations.
What does it mean for more and more countries to recognize a Palestinian state?
Qin Tian, Deputy Director of the Middle East Research Institute of the China Institute of Modern International Relations:
On 10 May, the tenth emergency special session of the United Nations General Assembly adopted a resolution by an overwhelming majority, affirming that the State of Palestine conforms to the membership of the United Nations as stipulated in the Charter of the United Nations and should be accepted as a member of the United Nations. This has put some pressure on some Western countries.
At the same time, Israel has stepped up its offensive against Rafah in southern Gaza, casting a shadow over the prospect of peace between Palestine and Israel. Under this pressure, countries that do not have too deep ties with Israel are the first to take the step of diplomatically recognizing a Palestinian state.
Although this is only the behavior of some countries, the impact is considerable, which exerts certain pressure on Israel, which is diplomatic and moral support beneficial to Palestine. It will also help the two sides to reach a Palestinian-Israeli peace settlement on a more equal basis in the future.