EA on Dublin NewsTalk: Ireland, Spain, and Norway Recognize State of Palestine

Posted by Scott Lucas | May 23, 2024 | 1

Demonstrators with Palestinian and Irish flags at a rally in Cork, Iralend (Larry Cummins/Irish Examiner)

I joined Dublin NewsTalk’s Sean Moncrieff on Wednesday to analyze the significance of three more European countries — Ireland, Spain, and Norway — announcing that they will recognize the state of Palestine on May 28.

I discuss the process of recognition and how and why it occurs. I explain why we are still short of formal recognition of Palestine by the international community — including the different situations in the UN General Assembly and Security Council — amid the challenges of Israel’s open-ended war on Gaza and the governance of Palestine.

But with nine of the European Union’s 27 members now among the 140+ countries recognizing Palestine, and more EU nations likely to follow soon, I conclude that this is an important moment for Palestinians, the Middle East, and the world.

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Scott Lucas

Scott Lucas is Professor of International Politics at the Clinton Institute, University College Dublin; Professor Emeritus of International Politics at the University of Birmingham; and editor-in-chief of EA WorldView.He is a specialist in US and British foreign policy and international relations, especially the Middle East and Iran. Formerly he worked as a journalist in the US, writing for newspapers including the Guardian and The Independent and was an essayist for The New Statesman before he founded EA WorldView in November 2008.

1 Comment

varharan on May 23, 2024 at 10:26
Can the editor please tell his readers why Rishi Sunak chose July 4th, independence day in the U.S, and the day before a likely run-off in the Iranian presidential election, as the date for the next General Election?
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