Ireland Calls For Palestine To Be Recognised As An Independent State

Thursday, 22 February 2024 14:36

By Hannah Kelly

The Attorney General addressed The Hague earlier, saying Ireland continues to support a two-state solution

The International Court of Justice has heard Ireland call for Palestine to be recognised as an independent state.

The Attorney General addressed The Hague earlier, saying Ireland continues to support a two-state solution.

Ireland brought its case to the ICJ in 2022, before violence had re-erupted in the region.

Attorney General Rossa Fanning, told the 15-judge court Ireland condemns the October 7th attacks by Hamas, but believes Israel has gone past proportionate limits in terms of self defence:

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