Sources told Tel Aviv Tribune that Malta and Slovenia, along with Spain and Ireland, will announce recognition of the Palestinian state on May 21, in conjunction with the adoption of… United Nations General Assembly –Today, Friday – a resolution recommending that the UN Security Council positively reconsider Palestine’s membership.
European Union foreign policy official Josep Borrell said – yesterday evening, Thursday – that Spain and Ireland intend to recognize the State of Palestine on the aforementioned date, indicating that Slovenia may take the same step on that day as well.
Borrell added that other European countries may also recognize Palestine, including Belgium.
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez has been leading a diplomatic campaign since November 2023 to persuade Western countries to recognize the Palestinian state in order to put an end to the conflict in the Middle East, in light of the Israeli war on Gaza.
Sanchez sharply criticized Israel and condemned its actions in Gaza, which led to diplomatic tension with Tel Aviv, which temporarily recalled its ambassador to Spain last November.
The State of Palestine is currently recognized by 8 members of the European Union, namely Bulgaria, Poland, Czechia, Romania, Slovakia, Hungary, Cyprus, and Sweden.
The United Nations General Assembly adopted a resolution – today, Friday – recommending that the Security Council positively reconsider the membership of the Palestinians.
Palestine is currently a non-member state with observer status in the United Nations. It obtained this status after a resolution adopted by the General Assembly by a large majority on November 29, 2012. The resolution was adopted with 138 countries in support, 9 against, and 41 abstentions.