Published on May 23, 2024 at 04:19. / Modified on May 23, 2024 at 06:16.
Madrid, Oslo and Dublin announced on Wednesday that they recognized Palestine as a full state. Bogota has joined the movement and now plans to open an embassy in Ramallah, the de facto capital of the Palestinian Authority. This position did not fail to provoke the ire of the Jewish state which, through its Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, considers that this is “a reward for terrorism”. The United States, more measured, disagrees more with the form than the substance. Joe Biden believes that a Palestinian state must “come into being through direct negotiations between the parties, not through unilateral recognition.”
These announcements constitute a new blow to Israel on the international scene, as the prosecutor of the International Criminal Court has just requested an arrest warrant against its Prime Minister and its Minister of Defense Yoav Gallant. But they also raise other, broader questions: on the very notion of what a State is, on the chances of achieving such a status and on the current situation surrounding the recognition of Palestine throughout the world.
Interested in this item?
To take full advantage of our content, subscribe! Until May 31, take advantage of nearly 15% off the annual offer!
CHECK OFFERS
Good reasons to subscribe to Le Temps:
- Unlimited access to all content available on the website.
- Unlimited access to all content available on the mobile application
- Sharing plan of 5 articles per month
- Consultation of the digital version of the newspaper from 10 p.m. the day before
- Access to supplements and T, the Temps magazine, in e-paper format
- Access to a set of exclusive benefits reserved for subscribers
Already a subscriber?
To log in
