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God1000(m): 1:30pm On May 28, 2024

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Spain and Norway on Tuesday formally recognised a Palestinian state, with Ireland due to follow suit, in a decision slammed by Israel as a “reward” for Hamas, more than seven months into the devastating Gaza war.

The three European countries believe their initiative has a strong symbolic impact that is likely to encourage others to follow suit.

As Oslo’s formal recognition went into effect, Foreign Minister Espen Barth Eide hailed the move as “a special day for Norway-Palestine relations”.

“Norway has been one of the most fervent defenders of a Palestinian state for more than 30 years,” he added.

Shortly afterwards, Spain followed suit, with government spokeswoman Pilar Alegria confirming the cabinet had formally recognised Palestinian statehood, qualifying it as “a historic day”.

Earlier, Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said such recognition was “an essential requirement” for peace, insisting the move was “not against anyone, least of all Israel” and was the only way to secure a future “Palestinian state living side-by-side with the state of Israel in peace and security”.

The decision also reflected Spain’s “outright rejection of Hamas, which is against the two-state solution” and whose October 7 attacks led to the Gaza war, he added.

Ahead of his own cabinet meeting, Irish Prime Minister Simon Harris said it was “an important moment” that sent a signal “that there are practical actions you can take as a country to help keep the hope… of a two-state solution alive

Incitement to genocide’ –

The plans were unveiled last week by the prime ministers of the three countries, sparking a furious response from Israel, further exacerbating diplomatic tensions, notably with Spain.

Last week, Sanchez’s far-left deputy Yolanda Diaz hailed the move saying: “We cannot stop. Palestine will be free from the river to the sea”, which Israel’s Madrid envoy denounced as a “clear call for the elimination of Israel”.

The slogan refers to the British mandate borders of Palestine, which stretched from the River Jordan to the Mediterranean before Israel was created in 1948.

On Tuesday, Israeli Foreign Minister Israel Katz went even further.

“Sanchez, as long as you don’t fire your deputy and you recognise a Palestinian state, you are participating in the incitement to commit genocide and war crimes against the Jewish people,” he wrote on social media.

On Sunday, Katz posted a video online splicing footage of the October 7 attacks with flamenco dancing, saying: “Sanchez: Hamas thanks you for your service.”

Spain condemned the post as “scandalous and revolting”.

On Monday, Katz initiated the first of a series of “preliminary punitive measures”, ordering Spain’s Jerusalem consulate to stop offering consular services to Palestinians in the occupied West Bank.

Differences within the EU

Recognising Palestinian statehood has provoked sharp disagreement within the 27-nation European Union.

For decades, formal recognition of a Palestinian state has been seen as the endgame of a negotiated peace between Israelis and Palestinians.

Washington and most Western European nations have said they are willing to one day recognise Palestinian statehood, but not before agreement on thorny issues like the status of Jerusalem and final borders.

The Gaza bloodshed has revived calls for Palestinians to be given their own state.

Tuesday’s move will mean 145 of the United Nations’ 193 member states now recognise Palestinian statehood.

In 2014, Sweden became the first EU member to recognise a Palestinian state.

It followed six other European countries that took the step before ing the bloc: Bulgaria, Cyprus, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland and Romania.

On October 7, Hamas fighters stormed into southern Israel in an assault that killed more than 1,170 people, mostly civilians, according to an AFP tally based on Israeli official figures.

Militants also took 252 hostages, 121 of whom remain in Gaza. The Israeli army says 37 of them are dead.

Israel’s relentless retaliatory offensive has killed more than 36,000 people in Gaza, also mostly civilians, according to the Hamas-run territory’s health ministry.

https://www.channelstv.com/2024/05/28/spain-norway-recognise-palestinian-state-ireland-next/

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God1000(m): 1:31pm On May 28, 2024
Great move from these countries, there will be no peace in the middle east without a two state solution and there will be no two state solution without a Palestinian state.

Humanity wins.


Empathy for Palestinians cannot mean sympathy for Hamas, anybody hating me for ing Palestinians must be wicked

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Justiceganduje: 1:36pm On May 28, 2024
Biafra will soon follow them.

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Righteousness2(m): 1:41pm On May 28, 2024
Vain recongnition.
Recongnition not rectified by ISRAEL is only an Imagination.
Recongnition of Palestine in Europe not in the Land of ISRAEL.

Most important!
It does not matter who recognizes. It is not recongnizes by the CREATOR of the Heavens and Earth.

When HE SHAKES and THUNDERS on these misguided souls and nations we will be here to hear you Cry ,Shout and Scream Genocide as usual


Joel 3:2
I will gather all nations and bring them down to the Valley of Jehoshaphat.
There I will put them on trial for what they did to my inheritance, my people ISRAEL,
because they scattered my people among the nations and divided up my land.


I STAND 1000% WITH ISRAEL

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Fineman2: 1:43pm On May 28, 2024
Justiceganduje:
Biafra will soon follow them.
but Biafra people have been ing the massacre of Palestinians, how do you expect any country or group to such people for their independence.

How can oppressed people in one corner of the world the massacre of other oppressed people by apartheid regime

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Justiceganduje: 1:45pm On May 28, 2024
Fineman2:
but Biafra people have been ing the massacre of Palestinians, how do you expect any country or group to such people for their independence.

How can oppressed people in one corner of the world the massacre of other oppressed people by apartheid regime
Provide evidence that Biafran people are ing genocide against a group of people or shut up.

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Fineman2: 1:48pm On May 28, 2024
Justiceganduje:
Provide evidence that Biafran people are ing genocide against a group of people or shut up.
90% of people ing this genocide are from south east Nigeria, unless you want to live in denial of reality

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Justiceganduje: 1:55pm On May 28, 2024
Fineman2:
90% of people ing this genocide are from south east Nigeria, unless you want to live in denial of reality
Evidence please.

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Fineman2: 1:58pm On May 28, 2024
Justiceganduje:
Evidence please.
continue asking for evidence which I don't have, but it is a known fact, they don't even hide it


My problem with them is hating other people that Palestinians by calling them terrorists and terrorist sympathizers.

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Justiceganduje: 2:01pm On May 28, 2024
Fineman2:
continue asking for evidence which I don't have, but it is a known fact, they don't even hide it


My problem with them is hating other people that Palestinians by calling them terrorists and terrorist sympathizers.

Without evidence, then you are not sure of what you are talking about. Apologize to Biafran people for accusing them wrongly.

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Fineman2: 2:04pm On May 28, 2024
Justiceganduje:
Without evidence, then you are not sure of what you are talking about. Apologize to Biafran people for accusing them wrongly.
never, they should rather apologize to the people they have offended.

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Justiceganduje: 2:05pm On May 28, 2024
Fineman2:
never, they should rather apologize to people they have offended.

Then see you in court soon. You must be jailed to eat watery beans.

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Fineman2: 2:09pm On May 28, 2024
Justiceganduje:
Then see you in court soon. You must be jailed to eat watery beans.
no problem, but that is if other igbos can be bold as you and say the same thing.

But I can bet with my balls, they won't deny ing the carnage

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Justiceganduje: 2:12pm On May 28, 2024
Fineman2:
no problem, but that is if other igbos can be bold as you and say the same thing.

But I can bet with my balls, they won't deny ing the carnage
Oga start sewing your prison jump suit now and stop bugging me. You won't spend Christmas a free man.

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ShoeGetSize: 3:15pm On May 28, 2024
As long as Israel will not recognise, these idiots are just wasting their time and resources.

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triple996(m): 3:16pm On May 28, 2024
Netanyahu's stupidity will surely bring the fall of isreal.

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wonder233: 3:17pm On May 28, 2024
What baffles me in all this is how pained the Christians from southeast Nigeria are so pained by this.
Even the educated ones among them are so ignorant of world politics and the demography. All they've been sold is a false dogma that someone is a special race.
They don't care if another set of people are oppressed and subjugated, blind religious dogma must be upheld.
The irony is that same southeasterners in Nigeria are currently facing similar subjugation in Nigeria, but they can't relate.
The Southafrican blacks are staunchly ive of the palenstine because they can relate to what oppression feels like.

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OkpaNsukkaisBae(m): 3:18pm On May 28, 2024
Congratulations to Palestine🇵🇸

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Sapasenator: 3:18pm On May 28, 2024
Who cares?
Fkmodhi: 3:18pm On May 28, 2024
Palestinian are terrorists

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aybabz101: 3:18pm On May 28, 2024
I believe this is the right move and I expect a significant number of countries to follow suit.

This is consistent with the initial agreement of the UN....

However, Palestinians too, at this stage should surrender to a two-state solution....They themselves should get rid of Hamas and back the Peace loving Palestine Liberation Organization also called Fatah.

This war will never end except the Palestinians themselves s a two state solution.

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samwillyco1(m): 3:19pm On May 28, 2024
What an irony on Spanish part that did not allow Catalonia to break away from Spain.

Peace is all I want

Peace be unto the world

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EdiskyHarry: 3:19pm On May 28, 2024
it doesn't stop Israel from destroying all the terrorists in Palestine.
God bless Israel,
God bless the good people of Palestine
God punish Hamas terrorists group for causing destruction and misery all over Palestine.

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SuperEagles: 3:19pm On May 28, 2024
I telling you Isreal will regret slaughtering 30,000 humans on live TV in the 21st century. Your mouth de do pe pe pe like say only you be christian for the whole world.

You wey stand with Isreal na you go still sit down with Isreal when Palestine officially become a nation with it own official Army.


Righteousness2:
Vain recongnition.
Recongnition not rectified by ISRAEL is only an Imagination.
Recongnition of Palestine in Europe not in the Land of ISRAEL.

Most important!
It does not matter who recognizes. It is not recongnizes by the CREATOR of the Heavens and Earth.

When HE SHAKES and THUNDERS on these misguided souls and nations we will be here to hear you Cry ,Shout and Scream Genocide as usual





I STAND 1000% WITH ISRAEL

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SlavaUkraini: 3:19pm On May 28, 2024
God1000:
Great move from these countries, there will be no peace in the middle east without a two state solution and there will be no two state solution without a Palestinian state.

Humanity wins.


Empathy for Palestinians cannot mean sympathy for Hamas, anybody hating me for ing Palestinians must be wicked

You don come again.... Mr Antisemitic

Nations have been recognising Palestine statehood for years, so this is not Breaking news.

It won't change anything.

The Ground and Aerial offensive to wipe out Hamas would continue and Israel will Prevail against the Descendants of Goliath and Delilah

When the Palestinians are truly ready for statehood, then they should accept the presented to them by Israel and the US.

If they refuse to accept those , then they should be ready to live like rats for decades to come.

Israel have no problem with a two State solution

but if a Palestine statehood will be a platform for Islamic terrorists and terrorist sponsors like Iran, then it can never see the light of day.

The Stone that brought down Goliath is currently in the hands of Benjamin Netanyahu and he is using it wisely to bring down Hamas and their family one day at a time.

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Righteousness2(m): 3:19pm On May 28, 2024
😂😂😂
Funny you.
You are being fed thrash.
You should be pitying your imaginary palestines.
They are making things more difficult for them.



Come in here and know reality.


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SuperEagles:
I telling you Isreal will regret slaughtering 30,000 humans on live TV in the 21 century. Your mouth de do pe pe pe like say only you be christian for the whole world.


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Donake: 3:19pm On May 28, 2024
Just as 100%of Igbos from Imo,Abia,Anambra,Enugu,Ebonyi,Delta,Rivers the killing of Nigerians in the middlebelt and grabbing of their lands.
Fineman2:
90% of people ing this genocide are from south east Nigeria, unless you want to live in denial of reality

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educatedfool: 3:20pm On May 28, 2024
Righteousness2:
Vain recongnition.
Recongnition not rectified by ISRAEL is only an Imagination.
Recongnition of Palestine in Europe not in the Land of ISRAEL.

Most important!
It does not matter who recognizes. It is not recongnizes by the CREATOR of the Heavens and Earth.

When HE SHAKES and THUNDERS on these misguided souls and nations we will be here to hear you Cry ,Shout and Scream Genocide as usual





I STAND 1000% WITH ISRAEL
I bet this guy is among top 10 foolish people in the whole universe

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DeepSight(m): 3:20pm On May 28, 2024
Israel is digging a hole for itself. It is turning the world against it.
Wisdom is profitable to direct.

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DMerciful(m): 3:21pm On May 28, 2024
A step in the right direction

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