Ireland–Palestine relations

Ireland–Palestine relations are the bilateral and historical relations between the Republic of Ireland and the State of Palestine.[1] In 2000, Ireland established a representative office in Ramallah and Palestine has an office in Dublin.[2] are both countries are members of the Union for the Mediterranean.

Ireland–Palestine relations

Ireland
Palestine
Diplomatic mission
Mission of Palestine, DublinRepresentative Office of Ireland, Ramallah

History

By the late 1960s, Ireland was increasingly concerned about the fate of Palestinian refugees who fled the Six Day War in 1967. In 1969, Irish Foreign Minister Frank Aiken described the problem as the "main and most pressing objective" of Ireland's Middle East policy.[3]

In 1980, Ireland was the first European Union member state to endorse the establishment of a Palestinian state.[4]

Despite strong support for Palestine in Ireland,[4] the government is yet to implement a 2014 decision to formalise diplomatic relations between the two, but Foreign Minister Simon Coveney has indicated this could soon change [5]

In January 2011, Ireland accorded the Palestinian delegation in Dublin diplomatic status.[6] A few months later, their Foreign Affairs Minister stated that Ireland would "lead the charge" in recognizing Palestinian statehood, but that it would not come until the PNA was in full and sole control over its territories.[7] In October 2014, the Upper House of the Irish Parliament unanimously passed a motion calling on the Government to recognize the State of Palestine.[8] In December 2014, the Lower House of Ireland's Parliament followed suit.[9]

See also

References
  1. Palestinian-Irish Relations
  2. "Palestinian-Irish Relations - Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade". www.dfa.ie. Retrieved 2018-05-22.
  3. "Diarmaid Ferriter: Time for Ireland to recognise Palestine". The Irish Times. Retrieved 2018-07-26.
  4. "Why the Irish Support Palestine". Foreign Policy. Retrieved 2018-05-22.
  5. staff, T. O. I. "Irish FM: We'll recognize Palestine if peace talks remain stalled". www.timesofisrael.com. Retrieved 2018-12-05.
  6. Jones, Ryan (26 January 2011). "Europe starts process of recognizing Palestine". Israel Today. Retrieved 4 September 2011.
  7. "Gilmore 'hopes to recognise full Palestinian state'". The Journal. 22 March 2011. Retrieved 4 September 2011.
  8. "Senators have agreed to recognise Palestine as an independent state". TheJournal.ie. Distilled Media Ltd. 22 October 2014. Retrieved 7 November 2014.
  9. Ariel, Ben (10 December 2014). "Irish Parliament Urges Government to Recognize 'Palestine'". Retrieved 10 December 2014.


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