{"id":33884,"date":"2024-05-23T12:01:08","date_gmt":"2024-05-23T19:01:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/occupysf.net\/?p=33884"},"modified":"2024-05-23T12:01:09","modified_gmt":"2024-05-23T19:01:09","slug":"israel-threatens-severe-consequences-for-nations-who-recognize-palestine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/occupysf.net\/index.php\/2024\/05\/23\/israel-threatens-severe-consequences-for-nations-who-recognize-palestine\/","title":{"rendered":"Israel Threatens ‘Severe Consequences’ for Nations Who Recognize Palestine"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez announces in parliament that Spain will formally recognize Palestinian statehood on May 28, in Madrid, Spain on May 22, 2024. The announcement came around the same time that the Irish and Norwegian leaders announced they will do the same on the same date.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00a0(Photo by Burak Akbulut\/Anadolu via Getty Images)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Warning comes after key European allies\u2014Norway, Ireland, and Spain\u2014announced their “landmark” decision to formally recognize a Palestinian state.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

JON QUEALLY<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

May 22, 2024 (CommonDreams.org)<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Israel’s foreign minister issued a blunt threat of “severe consequences” for the countries of Norway, Ireland, and Spain\u2014and presumably other nations that may follow\u2014after the trio announced their decision Wednesday to formally recognize a Palestinian state.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In their joint move, inspired in large measure by the ongoing Israeli assault on the Gaza<\/a> Strip, the governments of Norway, Ireland, and Spain said they would make the formal recognition next week on May 28. In response, Israel<\/a> recalled its ambassadors from Oslo and Dublin as an initial sign of displeasure and protest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Israel’s foreign minister Israel Katz said in a public statement that the move to recognize Palestine<\/a> was a “distorted step” by the countries which he claimed was “an injustice to the memory of the victims of 7\/10, a blow to efforts to return the 128 hostages, and a boost to Hamas and Iran’s jihadists, which undermines the chance for peace and questions Israel’s right to self-defense.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Katz warned that “Israel will not remain silent” in the face of what it perceives as a betrayal by its European allies and that “further severe consequences” would follow for those making such a decision. Israel recalled its ambassador to Spain last year after comments made about violations of humanitarian law in Gaza.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Israel’s National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir also condemned the move Wednesday and said the response from Israel would be to intensify its operations in Gaza\u2014where the ICC chief prosecutor this week alleged war crimes by Israeli forces have taken place\u2014even further. In his remarks, Ben-Gvir called for a “root treatment” for the city of Rafah, where hundreds of thousands of civilians have fled but many still remain with nowhere go.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

BREAKING NOW: After Norway, Spain, and Ireland recognized the Palestinian state, Israeli Minister of National Security Ben-Gvir storms Al Aqsa mosque as a way of provocation.

Lunatics are running the asylum. pic.twitter.com\/LqMEcoIUqK<\/a><\/p>— Khalissee (@Kahlissee) May 22, 2024<\/a><\/blockquote>