Hand said his native Ireland had been instrumental in the release of his daughter. But he voiced strong criticism of the Irish government's recognition of a Palestinian state.
For an actual Palestinian state to come into existence and be more than just a name on a placard identifying a speaker at the UN General Assembly, Israel will need to acquiesce.
“I’m in favor of France recognizing a Palestinian state, but not necessarily tomorrow,’’ European Parliament member (MEP) Bernard Guetta told The Jerusalem Post.
Wieder said on Thursday that Israel had "a very good ratio" of civilian to combatant deaths in the war.
It took no moral courage but a lack of a moral compass to officially declare recognition for a state that has no defined borders, no democracy, and no economy.
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Israel “has wrongly sought to portray” unilateral Palestinian statehood recognition “as a reward for terrorism and a boost for Hamas. This could not be further from the truth,” he said.
The move, which Israel has criticized, will see increased diplomatic relations with the Palestinian Authority, and Spain announced that it would recognize east Jerusalem as the Palestinian capital.
The Irish government has rejected calls by pro-Palestinian activists to impose sanctions or an economic boycott on Israel.
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