Irish PM declares ‘unequivocal support’ for two-state solution, as Israel recalls ambassadors from Dublin, Madrid and Oslo

Ireland, Spain and Norway have announced they will formally recognise a Palestinian state on 28 May, triggering an immediate response from Israel, which said it would retaliate by recalling its ambassadors from Dublin, Madrid and Oslo, and withholding vital funds from the Palestinian Authority.

The three European governments made the long-awaited announcements in coordinated moves on Wednesday morning that they said were intended to support a two-state solution and foster peace in the Middle East.

“We are going to recognise Palestine for many reasons and we can sum that up in three words: peace, justice and consistency,” Spain’s prime minister, Pedro Sánchez, told the parliament in Madrid, to applause. “We have to make sure that the two-state solution is respected and there must be mutual guarantees of security.”

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  • Devorlon@lemmy.zipEnglish
    14·
    1 month ago

    dismantling the brutal apartheid regime

    No where does that say dismantling Israel.

    • Knightfox@lemmy.oneEnglish
      38·
      1 month ago

      that has colonised Palestine for 76 years.

      So who are they talking about then?

      • Keeponstalin@lemmy.worldEnglish
        10·
        1 month ago

        Dismantling Israel as an apartheid state and replacing it with a secular binational state that has equal rights for Palestinians and Israelis?

        • Knightfox@lemmy.oneEnglish
          34·
          1 month ago

          Well that can’t be what he thinks, I listed that as an option in my original response

          Except this guy specifically said he hopes the current Israel is dismantled. At best they could be hoping that Israel changes into a better government, but I don’t think that’s their meaning.

          But he clearly said

          No where does that say dismantling Israel.

          So what entity which has colonized Palestine for 76 years, but isn’t the current Israel does he mean?

          EDIT: Words have meaning, if the words you use don’t mean what you mean, then admit that you used the wrong words and be more clear or else people must assume you mean what you say. Coming in after the OP and attributing meaning that they didn’t give doesn’t suddenly change what they said. A reminder, the original post was;

          Hopefully this is a step toward dismantling the brutal apartheid regime that has colonised Palestine for 76 years."

          • EurekaStockade@lemmy.worldEnglish
            8·
            1 month ago

            Dismantling the regime. If someone said we need to eliminate the Chinese Communist regime, would you think they want to destroy the entirety of China?