Norway, Ireland and Spain recognized a Palestinian state on Wednesday in a historic move that drew condemnation from Israel and jubilation from the Palestinians. Israel ordered back its ambassadors from Norway and Ireland.

It was a lightning cascade of announcements. First was Norway, whose Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre said “there cannot be peace in the Middle East if there is no recognition.”

Gahr Støre said the Scandinavian country will officially recognize a Palestinian state as of May 28. “By recognizing a Palestinian state, Norway supports the Arab peace plan,” he said.

  • @[email protected]
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    Ukraine didn’t attack Russia first with rapist maniacs. If it did I think you’d find more people would turn a blind eye to Russian atrocities too.

    • @[email protected]
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      111 month ago

      “They committed war crimes first, so we can commit war crimes back!”

      That’s the argument you’re using.

    • @[email protected]
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      -51 month ago

      To me this is the issue. An elected government attacked its neighbour. Sure they (hamas) used shit soldiers with no plan other than to draw their enemy into a media war and the cost of their citizens and children. But they none the less attacked.

      If the tow arms are separate then they should have cooperated with returning hostages.

      • bufalo1973
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        41 month ago

        How nice of you to forget the other 70 years of Israel killing Palestinians.

        • @[email protected]
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          01 month ago

          Both sides have been killing each other for those 70 years. Before that it was just the Jews getting killed which apparently is ok with you

          • bufalo1973
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            21 month ago

            Before that the Zionists, not the “normal” Jews, where doing terrorist attacks on Palestine. Just like they do now. This shit comes from XIX century. And Zionists have always have the same relation with Judaism like AlQaeda with Muslims.