ISRAEL

Harris Last month I ░░░░░░░░ on the same steps ░░░░░░░░ Prime Minister Sanchez of ░░░░░░░░ And we said that ░░░░░░░░ point of recognizing the ░░░░░░░░ of Palestine was coming ░░░░░░░░ That point has now ░░░░░░░░ Today Ireland Norway and ░░░░░░░░ are announcing that we ░░░░░░░░ the state of Palestine ░░░░░░░░ of us will now ░░░░░░░░ whatever national steps are ░░░░░░░░ to give effect to ░░░░░░░░ decision In the lead ░░░░░░░░ to today s announcement ░░░░░░░░ ve spoken with a ░░░░░░░░ of other leaders and ░░░░░░░░ and I m confident ░░░░░░░░ further countries will join ░░░░░░░░ in taking this important ░░░░░░░░ in the coming weeks ░░░░░░░░ is a historic and ░░░░░░░░ day for Ireland and ░░░░░░░░ Palestine On the 21st ░░░░░░░░ January 1919 Ireland asked ░░░░░░░░ world to recognize our ░░░░░░░░ to be an independent ░░░░░░░░ Our message to the ░░░░░░░░ nations of the world ░░░░░░░░ a plea for international ░░░░░░░░ of our independence emphasizing ░░░░░░░░ distinct national identity our ░░░░░░░░ struggle and our right ░░░░░░░░ self determination and justice ░░░░░░░░ we use the same ░░░░░░░░ to support the recognition ░░░░░░░░ Palestine as a state ░░░░░░░░ do so because we ░░░░░░░░ in freedom and justice ░░░░░░░░ the fundamental principles of ░░░░░░░░ law and because we ░░░░░░░░ that permanent peace can ░░░░░░░░ be secured upon the ░░░░░░░░ of the free will ░░░░░░░░ a free people.”