The White House has responded to the decisions of Ireland, Spain, and Norway to recognize Palestine as a state. America insists that the Palestinian state should only be recognized through negotiations.
A statement issued by the White House emphasized that President Biden believes that unilateral recognition of Palestine should not happen.
President Biden believes that the Palestinian state should be recognized through negotiations between the parties.
The White House further stated that President Biden has been a strong supporter of two-state solutions throughout his career.
It is noteworthy that Ireland, Norway, and Spain announced their recognition of the Palestinian state yesterday.
Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre has said that if the Palestinian state is not recognized, peace in the Middle East cannot be achieved, so we have decided that Norway will recognize the Palestinian state by May 28th.