Ireland, Spain and Norway say they will recognise Palestine as a state

The European countries Ireland, Norway, and Spain have announced they will recognise an independent Palestinian state - which will enter into force by the 28th of May. Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said his country had an obligation to act. Sanchez accused Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of putting the two-state solution in danger, with his policy of pain and destruction in Gaza. Ireland's Prime Minister says that three decades after the Oslo process - we are further than ever from a sustainable peace settlement - and that this is the right thing to do. Norway's Prime Minister says a Palestinian state is a prerequisite for achieving peace in the Middle East. Al Jazeera correspondents are covering this across the globe. Subscribe to our channel: http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: http://www.aljazeera.com/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/ Download AJE Mobile App: https://aje.io/AJEMobile #Palestine #PalestinianStatehood #Norway #JonasGahrStore #Ireland #SimonHarris #Spain #PedroSanchez #Gaza #Israel #GazaHumanitarianCrisis #GazaWar #IsraelGazaWar #GazaDestruction #GazaUnderAttack #IsraelWar #GazaBombardment #BreakingNews