.IT IS A step to "carry unity to the Middle East", according to Simon Harris, Ireland's head of state. On Might 22nd his nation, in addition to Norway as well as Spain, said that it will officially recognise Palestine as a state. Israel remembered its ambassadors coming from all three countries in reaction its own foreign official punished the triad's decision as a "distorted measure" and also mentioned it was actually evidence, back Hamas's attack on Israel on October 7th, that "violence pays out". Ireland, Norway as well as Spain are participating in the majority of countries: practically three-quarters of participants of the UN recognise Palestine. What exactly does that mean-- and who are actually the holdouts?