In what the Associated Press is calling a “historic move,” three European nations announced today that they are planning to officially recognize a Palestinian state later this month. Norway was the first to pull the trigger, with its spokesperson saying there can’t be any sort of peace in the Middle East without this type of recognition. Ireland and Spain quickly followed suit, with their leaders saying they expected other European countries to do the same in the weeks to come. This will likely be seen as another case of splintering between the United States and our European allies unless Joe Biden decides to use this as an excuse to do the same thing. Of course, this is an almost entirely symbolic move carrying no real substance because the situations in Gaza and the West Bank remain essentially unchanged.
Norway, Ireland and Spain said Wednesday they are recognizing a…
