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Ireland and Spain reiterate plan to form alliance to recognise state of Palestine (www.theguardian.com)

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Ireland and Spain have reiterated their intention to forge an alliance of countries that will soon recognise Palestine as a nation state.... Recognition of Palestinian statehood “is coming much closer”, Harris told a joint press conference. Ireland would move with Spain and other countries “when the time is right”, he said, without giving a timeline or naming the other countries. "When we move forward, we would like to do so with as many others as possible to lend weight to the decision and to send the strongest message."

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[–] GrymEdm 4 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Too bad so much of the rest of the Western world believes in the right of every human being to basic freedoms like self-determination, unless they're Palestinian apparently. But to avoid being completely cynical, moves like this indicate progress is being made towards a genuinely free Palestine as part of a two-state solution and I'm glad it's being discussed so openly.