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Mideast Crisis | Ireland, Norway, Spain recognise State of Palestine: Prof André Thomashausen

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Norway and Spain along with Ireland have joined a growing group of nations backing Palestine. They've announced that they will formally recognise Palestine as a state next week. European Union members Slovenia and Malta have also indicated that they plan to do the same. They argue that a two-state solution is essential for lasting peace in the region.
Before the announcement, some 143 out of 193 member-states of the United Nations had recognised a Palestinian state. The move comes as Israeli forces led assaults on the northern and southern edges of the Gaza Strip in May, causing a new exodus of hundreds of thousands of people, and sharply restricting the flow of aid, raising the risk of famine.

Non-EU member Norway has long said it would recognize Palestine as a country only if it could have a positive impact on the peace process, in step with what the United States has said on the issue. Norway is a close U.S. ally, and the Nordic country has sought to help broker peace between Israel and the Palestinians on several occasions in recent decades.

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