Spain agrees with 3 countries to take steps to recognize a Palestinian state. Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said that his country seeks to recognize the Palestinian state during the current session of Parliament.
Since 1988, 139 of the 193 countries in the United Nations have recognized Palestinian statehood. In late November, the Arab countries and the European Union agreed during a meeting held in Spain that the two-state solution is the only solution to the Palestinian issue. However, last February, the Israeli Knesset adopted Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s declaration rejecting the establishment of a PalestinianState “unilaterally,” after increasing international calls to revive settlement efforts.