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.
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.
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"This is again hopefully a source of encouragement for these countries to take the necessary courageous step," Prime Minister of the Palestinian Authority Mohammad Mustafa said.
Support for a Palestinian state strengthens the terrorists working to destroy Israel. So be sure that after the monsters are done with us, you will find them on your doorstep.
The dramatic announcement of Palestinian statehood recognition made Wednesday morning by the Prime Ministers of the three countries from their respective capitals outraged Israel.
This week, the third-largest right-wing party in Spain, VOX, held its annual conference in Madrid.
Action and Communication on the Middle East (ACOM) said that the move to recognize a "fiction" was Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez's "latest ploy" to distract from corruption in his government.
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