Unsurprisingly, Israel denounced the vote of Spanish deputies Tuesday calling for recognition of the Palestinian state, as was done in Sweden.
"We believe that such initiatives from European parliaments only give the Palestinians feel they do not need to negotiate," has responded Emmanuel Nahshon, spokesman for the Israeli Foreign Ministry.
Conversely, the Palestinian authorities welcome this decision and hope that it could spread.
"We must keep this momentum for recognition of a Palestinian state and for a just peace. Otherwise, Israel will continue its policy to destroy the idea of a two-state solution, to destroy the chances of a viable Palestinian state, "said Hanan Ashrawi, one of the representatives of the Palestinian Authority.
The lower house of the Spanish parliament passed Tuesday by a majority a motion asking the Spanish government to recognize the Palestinian state.
Last month, it was the British MPs who are symbolically made in this direction.
Members then French senators planned to do the same in the coming weeks.
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