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Among the G20, nine countries (Argentina, Brazil, China, India, Indonesia, Russia, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, and Turkey, as well as permanent invitee Spain) have recognized Palestine as a state, [note 1] while ten countries (Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Mexico, South Korea, the United Kingdom, and the United States) have not.
But on Wednesday, three European countries—Ireland, Norway, and Spain—announced their decision to officially recognize a Palestinian state alongside Israel. The decision is set to go into ...
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 ...
Today, when Norway officially recognizes Palestine as a state, is a milestone in the relationship between Norway and Palestine.” While around 140 countries have recognized a Palestinian state ...
They also met with Spanish Foreign Minister José Manuel Albares. More than 140 countries recognize a Palestinian state — more than two-thirds of the United Nations. With Spain and Ireland, there are now nine members of the 27-nation European Union that officially recognize a Palestinian state.
The United States, Britain and other Western countries have backed the idea of an independent Palestinian state existing alongside Israel as a solution to the Middle East’s most intractable conflict, but they insist Palestinian statehood should come as part of a negotiated settlement. There have been no substantive negotiations since 2009.
Spanish prime minister Pedro Sánchez and Belgian prime minister Alexander De Croo meet with Mahmoud Abbas in November 2023. In November 2023, following his reelection as Prime Minister, Pedro Sánchez announced the intention of his government to recognize "any second now" the State of Palestine, and told so to Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu.
Some 140 countries have already recognized a Palestinian state — more than two-thirds of United Nations members — but none of the major Western powers have done so.