Palestinian recognition isolates Israel at United Nations

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Israel has condemned moves by UN member states to unilaterally recognise Palestine. But the vast majority of member states already do.

After the announcement last week that Spain, Norway and Ireland would recognise the State of Palestine, a visibly-delighted Palestinian Ambassador to the United Nations came to talk to the press.

Given this sizeable count, some UN diplomats quietly wondered why Ireland hadn’t made the move before, given its long history of support for Palestinian rights.Bulgaria, Cyprus, Hungary, Poland, Romania, Slovakia recognised it in 1988, before joining the bloc.Now, in the bigger picture at the United Nations, it’s clear that the numbers are only going in one direction.

All this, the supporters of Palestinian statehood hope, is gathering momentum towards the implementation of a two-state solution."This is a terror state that you are recognising today," Israeli Ambassador to the United Nations Gilad Erdan said in a post on social media following last week’s announcement,"an entity of murderers, rapists and kidnappers".

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