Norway, Ireland and Spain have recognized a Palestinian state in a historic move. Norway's Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre said the Scandinavian country will officially recognize a Palestinian state as of May 28.

Norway, Ireland and Spain recognized a Palestinian state on Wednesday in a historic move that drew condemnation from Israel and jubilation from the Palestinians. Israel ordered back its ambassadors from Norway and Ireland.

It was a lightning cascade of announcements. First was Norway, whose Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre said “there cannot be peace in the Middle East if there is no recognition.”

Gahr Støre said the Scandinavian country will officially recognize a Palestinian state as of May 28. “By recognizing a Palestinian state, Norway supports the Arab peace plan,” he said.

  • @samus12345English
    70•1 month ago

    Ireland in particular makes sense. They know a thing or two about territorial disputes.

    • @Paddzr
      7•1 month ago

      Modern Ireland is an absolute shit show tho.

      I haven’t seen a bigger nation of virtual signaling government being completely at odds with their population. It’s a glorified tax heaven and I no longer wish to call it my home. I have voted with my wallet and moved out.

      Irish history is messy and very few even bother to look deeper into it.

      • @[email protected]English
        18•1 month ago

        frankly, I don’t know of many countries, if any, whose government isn’t at odds with its population.

        • @DerArzt
          6•1 month ago

          Haiti (no government anymore)

      • @[email protected]
        10•1 month ago

        What about the Irish govt is virtue signaling? Genuine question, I don’t know much about Ireland except for the Civil War.

        Edit: gonna go ahead and say the lack of response means you’re talking out of your ass.

      • @masquenox
        -10•1 month ago

        I have voted with my wallet and moved out.

        You sound like white South African “expats” that fled to go live in some Whitetopia.

          • @[email protected]English
            3•1 month ago

            guy who has only seen south african expats, watching his second emigration: getting a lot of “south african expat” vibes from this

          • @masquenox
            1•1 month ago

            I didn’t say it’s a “race thing” (whatever that means) for Captain-I-Hate-Ireland up there… I said they sound no different than the whiny white ex-South Africans that fled to rich western countries but can’t stop whining about South Africa.

            • @[email protected]
              5•1 month ago

              They probably are super insecure in their decision and need infinite amounts of stranger confirmation or smh