2024-04-10 01:28:33
Ireland has spoken out in favor of a two-state solution in the Middle East conflict and will soon formally recognize Palestine as a state. Irish Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Micheál Martin said this on Tuesday evening in Dublin, according to media reports. Delaying recognition is “no longer credible or tenable.”
He said he had held discussions on recognition with other countries involved in peace initiatives in the Gaza war and intended to submit a formal proposal for recognition to the government once international discussions on the issue were completed. “But have no doubt, the recognition of a Palestinian state will happen.” The government of the EU member has been one of the critics of Israel’s actions in the Gaza Strip since the beginning of the war.
A two-state solution means an independent Palestinian state that exists peacefully side by side with Israel. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu rejects a two-state solution, as does the Islamist Hamas.
Martin said that over the past six months he has been in discussions with ministerial colleagues in other countries about how a joint formal recognition of Palestinian statehood could be an accelerator to help the people of Gaza and the West Bank and an Arab-led peace initiative support financially. According to The Irish Times on Tuesday, Ireland and several other EU states plan to announce formal recognition of Palestine once a peace initiative is launched. Martin recently held talks with the foreign ministers of Jordan, Egypt and Saudi Arabia, as well as representatives of EU countries including Slovenia, Malta and Belgium.
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