The significance of Ireland and others recognising Palestine

up until now 139 out of 193 UN member states recognize Palestine as an independent state but as of today it will be 142 because Spain Ireland and Norway are all going to formally recognize Palestine as a state in coordinated press announcements the Israelis as you’d expect oppose this the foreign Ministry released a video yesterday warning Island not to be a porn of Hamas largely it is a symbolic move but there are some practical consequences of it too and it could persuade other countries potentially to follow France for example Emanuel macron has previously said that recognizing Palestine as a state is not a taboo and so a significant moment

Sky’s Alistair Bunkall discusses the significance of Ireland, Norway and Spain officially recognising Palestine as a separate state. 142 UN member states now recognise Palestine’s independence.

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37 comments
  1. Does their declaration include a map of this new country called 'Palestine', and if it includes the territory currently defined as Israel (and presumably Jordan) does that mean they've declared support for a war against Israel and Jordan?

  2. Palestine has never officially been recognized as an independent state. Palestinians are not indigenous to Judea and Sumeria.

  3. The only free state is one that says the Jews are allowed to live there in safety. Hamas want to exterminate all Jews in that region, so Hamas must go.

  4. There is absolutely no significance given by recognising Palestine as a state as they have been given multiple chances of this via a 2 state solution but have rejected it every time.

  5. "Warning" Ireland? What is Israel going to do to Ireland? It will be interesting to see how the USA copes if the Israeli lobby gets into a p*ssing contest with the Irish lobby.

  6. A little history for those wanting to 'restore Palestine'. by Imtiaz Mahmood on X

    1. Before Israel, there was a British mandate, not a Palestinian state.

    2. Before the British Mandate, there was the Ottoman Empire, not a Palestinian state.

    3. Before the Ottoman Empire, there was the Islamic state of the Mamluks of Egypt, not a Palestinian state.

    4. Before the Islamic state of the Mamluks of Egypt, there was the Ayubid Arab-Kurdish Empire, not a Palestinian state.

    5. Before the Ayubid Empire, there was the Frankish and Christian Kingdom of Jerusalem, not a Palestinian state.

    6. Before the Kingdom of Jerusalem, there was the Umayyad and Fatimid empires, not a Palestinian state.

    7. Before the Umayyad and Fatimid empires, there was the Byzantine Empire, not a Palestinian state.

    8. Before the Byzantine Empire, there were the Sassanids, not a Palestinian state.

    9. Before the Sassanid Empire, there was the Byzantine Empire, not a Palestinian state.

    10. Before the Byzantine Empire, there was the Roman Empire, not a Palestinian state.

    11. Before the Roman Empire, there was the Hasmonean state, not a Palestinian state.

    12. Before the Hasmonean state, there was the Seleucid, not a Palestinian state.

    13. Before the Seleucid empire, there was the empire of Alexander the Great, not a Palestinian state.

    14. Before the empire of Alexander the Great, there was the Persian empire, not a Palestinian state.

    15. Before the Persian Empire, there was the Babylonian Empire, not a Palestinian state.

    16. Before the Babylonian Empire, there were the Kingdoms of Israel and Judah, not a Palestinian state.

    17. Before the Kingdoms of Israel and Judah, there was the Kingdom of Israel, not a Palestinian state.

    18. Before the kingdom of Israel, there was the theocracy of the twelve tribes of Israel, not a Palestinian state.

    19. Before the theocracy of the twelve tribes of Israel, there was an agglomeration of independent Canaanite city-kingdoms, not a Palestinian state.

  7. Spain? Sh*t I live here 🤦🏻‍♂️ I have done since 1985. I feel sick and want to leave but bed-ridden. There is no Palestine, and if there were it’s 🇮🇱’s 🇬🇧

  8. So does this mean, that all those idiotic countries think that the terrorist group Hamas is the genuine leaders of Palestine. If they do then what does this tell us about the credibility of those countries
    …..God help us all, we are DOOMED. Do

  9. It's fascinating that there are two hundred territorial disputes in the world but this is the one where everyone feels a need to opine 🤔

  10. Irish ,Spanish I can understand both have issues , but Norway , these countries need sanctions , supporting an terrorist organisation

  11. We should ask who governs this State ?? Hamas ? A terrorist organisation as prescribed in over 3/4 of the world ?
    Maybe each of the 142 countries should create a mini Palestinian state in their own country see how that goes 🤡

  12. Wrong again sky “news”
    It’s 143 countries with these last three
    Perhaps just stick to your hateful racist opinion pieces

  13. There's no recognition of Palestine under the situation now! There's no recognition of the state of Israel. Greetings of the Netherlands. Hamas is a terrorist movement who is still keeping the hostages.

  14. “Therefore wait ye upon me, saith the LORD, until the day that I rise up to the prey: for my determination is to gather the nations, that I may assemble the kingdoms, to pour upon them mine indignation, even all my fierce anger: for all the earth shall be devoured with the fire of my jealousy.”
    ‭‭Zephaniah‬ ‭3‬:‭8‬ ‭AV1611

  15. “Why do the heathen rage, And the people imagine a vain thing? The kings of the earth set themselves, and the rulers take counsel together, Against the LORD, and against his anointed, saying, Let us break their bands asunder, And cast away their cords from us. He that sitteth in the heavens shall laugh: The Lord shall have them in derision. Then shall he speak unto them in his wrath, And vex them in his sore displeasure. Yet have I set my king upon my holy hill of Zion.”
    ‭‭Psalm‬ ‭2‬:‭1‬-‭6‬ ‭AV1611

  16. Im so glad that a kingdom that once concured the world and murdered 10s of millions of people are here to tell us whats right and wrong.

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