It was during the day this Wednesday when Spain, Ireland and Norway announced their intention to recognize the existence of a Palestinian statea measure that will come into force on May 28.
That decision awakened antibodies in Israelso the government of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called his ambassadors for consultations in those three countries.
Along with this, they said that They will summon the respective diplomats in their territory to show them a video in which you can see Israeli female soldiers who were kidnapped in the attack that Hamas held on October 7which has been responded to with an intense offensive.
The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Israel Katz, stated referring to that date that “History will remember that Spain, Norway and Ireland decided to award a gold medal to the murderers and rapists of Hamas, who raped teenagers and burned babies”.
Furthermore, he warned that they will not remain “silent” and that “Your measure will have serious consequences”.
For their part, the governments of Spain and Ireland replied that their decision is in favor of peace, not to support any of the factions immersed in the conflict..
After the news became known, the Palestinian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, located in the West Bank, gave their approval to those three countries and stated that “they have demonstrated once again their unwavering commitment to the two-state solution and to the delivery of long-awaited justice”.
Along with this, a senior Hamas leader, Bassem Naim, told the international agency AFP that “these successive recognitions They are the direct result of this brave resistance and the legendary steadfastness of the Palestinian people”.
The decision made by the aforementioned European countries and that will come into force at the end of May refers to the Palestinian Authority (PA), the secular government that leads the Fatah movement and is based in the West Bank.
This is the body that is recognized by the international community as the legitimate representative of the Palestinians, unlike Hamas.which is considered a terrorist organization by the European Union (EU) and the United States.
It is worth remembering that The militant group expelled PA representatives from Gaza in 2007.so they have de facto control in the territory.
To the present, they have not been able to achieve a reconciliation between both factions.
The creation of the State of Palestine was first declared on November 15, 1988 by the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO).internationally recognized coalition.
Although they did not define borders, they did Jerusalem was named as its capital.
Among the European countries that already recognize a Palestinian state are Hungary, Poland, Romania, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Bulgaria, Sweden, Cyprus and Malta.according to the BBC.
However, Both other nations in the region and the United States have stated that they will not recognize it until there is a “two-state solution.” to calm the conflict.
They allude to both the Israelis and the Palestinians reaching an agreement to have their own states with specific borders.
The Latin American countries that have recognized the existence of the Palestinian State are Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay and Venezuela.
Currently, There are about 139 of the 193 members of the United Nations that recognize Palestine as a State.
However, among them is none of the G7 (United States, United Kingdom, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan).
