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SPAIN, NORWAY AND IRELAND RECOGNIZE PALESTINIAN STATE, FURTHER ISOLATING ISRAEL

The moves, while largely symbolic, were welcomed by Palestinians and denounced
by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who called them “a prize for terrorism.”

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A makeshift Palestinian shop next to buildings destroyed in an Israeli strike,
in the southern Gaza Strip on Wednesday.Credit...Mohammed Salem/Reuters

By Aaron Boxerman, Emma Bubola and Michael Levenson

Aaron Boxerman reported from Jerusalem, Emma Bubola from Rome and Michael
Levenson from New York

May 22, 2024Updated 7:41 p.m. ET
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Spain, Norway and Ireland said on Wednesday that they would recognize an
independent Palestinian state, delivering a diplomatic blow to Israel that
showed the country’s growing isolation on the world stage more than seven months
into its devastating military offensive in the Gaza Strip.

In closely coordinated announcements, the leaders of the three countries said
that Palestinian independence cannot wait for a negotiated peace deal with
Israel’s right-wing government, which largely opposes a two-state solution, has
been expanding settlements in the Israeli-occupied West Bank and is continuing
to bombard Gaza without either toppling Hamas or bringing home all its hostages.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel has also frustrated world leaders —
and two members of his war cabinet — with his refusal to establish a postwar
plan to govern Gaza, where the health authorities say that more than 35,000
people have been killed.

Simon Harris, the Irish prime minister, linked his government’s decision to
Ireland’s quest for independence from Britain. “From our own history, we know
what it means: Recognition is an act of powerful political and symbolic value,”
he said at a news briefing.



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The announcements by all three countries came just days after the International
Criminal Court’s chief prosecutor requested arrest warrants for Mr. Netanyahu
and Israel’s defense minister, Yoav Gallant, on suspicion of war crimes. He also
sought warrants for three top leaders of Hamas.


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Prime Minister Simon Harris of Ireland, center, said his government’s decision
to recognize a Palestinian state “is an act of powerful political and symbolic
value.”Credit...Paul Faith/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images

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Aaron Boxerman is a Times reporting fellow with a focus on international news.
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Emma Bubola is a Times reporter based in London, covering news across Europe and
around the world. More about Emma Bubola

Michael Levenson joined The Times in December 2019. He was previously a reporter
at The Boston Globe, where he covered local, state and national politics and
news. More about Michael Levenson

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