Slovenia Will Recognize Palestine.
The Slovenian government on Thursday initiated the procedure for the recognition of a Palestinian state as a form of leverage to end the conflict in Gaza, a move it announced in March, Prime Minister Robert Golob said.
"The horrors we see every day in Gaza are inadmissible and must stop," Golob was quoted as saying on the government X platform. "I call on Israel to put an immediate end to its attacks on Gaza and to use the negotiating table."
Golob said he would like his country´s recognition to be "an incentive for these negotiations to proceed more quickly" and speed up the dialogue in the United Nations on an immediate ceasefire, the release of hostages and the security and existence of Israel through a two-state solution.
The announcement came as Ireland, Spain and a number of other European Union member states are reportedly considering recognising a Palestinian state on May 21, according to a report by Ireland's national broadcaster.
Humble piece of advice for countries who would like to embrace something other than what the United States (and a chunk of the West) have been offering: act now. If you want to recognize Palestine, do it. If you want to open trade with Russia or China, do it. If you think your government or society could stand to act a little less capitalist and a little more interested in the poor in working class, act on it. America has a whole slew of problems and it cannot deal with all of them, and the world, at the same time for too long. Something will eventually give.
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