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Early this morning , Taoiseach Simon Harris broke the news that Ireland would recognise Palestine as an official state.
BREAKING: Norway’s prime minister says Norway is formally recognizing Palestine as a state. Israel says it recalls ambassadors from Ireland and Norway over recognition of a Palestinian state.Mr Harris continued: “It is a statement of unequivocal support for a two-state solution, the only credible path to peace and security for Israel, for Palestine and for their peoples.”
While Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Store added: “There cannot be peace in the Middle East if there is no recognition. “In the wake of the brutal attack by Hamas on Israel on October 7th which saw the indiscriminate mass murder of 1200 people and the kidnapping, rape and torture of hundreds more, a step such as this sends a message to Palestinians and the world: Terrorism pays.
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