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Ireland ‘won’t be waiting’ for EU to recognise Palestine

Simon Harris said that Ireland will seek allies in an effort to recognise Palestine, but that it won’t be waiting for a united stance from the EU

Taoiseach Simon Harris: “Ireland wishes to recognise the state of Palestine. I would like to do that with a number of other countries, and I would like to do that following a process.” Picture: Fergal Phillips

Ireland will seek to create a “coalition” of allies in an effort to recognise the state of Palestine, the Taoiseach has said, but he ruled out a joint EU position.

“I don’t believe there will be an EU approach,” he told reporters in Brussels on Thursday. “I believe different member states will adopt different positions in relation to recognising the state of Palestine. But Ireland won’t be waiting for there to be a European approach.