- Norway, Ireland and Spain will formally recognise the state of Palestine, even as reports emerged of Israel pushing its way further into Rafah in southern Gaza.
- Israel is recalling its ambassadors from these three countries.
- The European countries’ announcements come weeks after 143 of 193 countries in the United Nations (U.N.) General Assembly voted for full membership to the U.N. for the State of Palestine.
- Norway has been involved in peace talks between Israel and Palestine for decades and hosted the Oslo process culminated in the Oslo Peace Accords, agreements for a resolution to the conflict and a two-state solution.
| Ignorance of the world to Palestine statehood Gulf and Arab States went ahead with normalising relations with Israel through the Abraham Accords without an assurance of a two-state solution.The Two-state solution eroded since the failure of the Barak-Clinton-Arafat summit in July 2000.The US declared that Israel’s ‘long-term and short-term security challenges in Gaza’ cannot be solved without statehood, however, US did not put sanctions on Israel for illegal settlements in the West Bank and East Jerusalem. |
India’s policy towards Palestine has been long-standing and consistent. We have supported a negotiated two-state solution, towards the establishment of a sovereign, independent and viable State of Palestine within secure and recognised borders, living side by side in peace with Israel.
- The Indian External Affairs Minister met the Foreign Minister of Palestine in January 2024 and reiterated India’s support for a two-state solution.
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