The leftwing opposition 5-Star
Movement (M5S) on Monday filed a motion committing the
government to recognise the State of Palestine and censure
Italy's recent abstention on recognition at the UN along with
the UK, Germany and several other countries.
Norway, Spain and Ireland last week said they would recognise
Palestine on Tuesday, tomorrow, in a move that bolstered the
global Palestinian movement but put further strain on relations
between European and Israel.
The M5S motion commits the government not only to the formal
recognition of the State of Palestine, but to take a clear
position in the international arena by censuring Italy's
abstention of 10 May.
"(Premier Giorgia) Meloni can no longer bury her head in the
sand," said M5S sources, letting it be known that the group will
ask for the motion to be immediately scheduled in the Lower
House at the conference of caucus leaders on Tuesday.
Italy abstained May 10 on a UN General Assembly resolution
recognising Palestine as qualified to become a full member of
the United Nations.
The other abstainers were Albania, Bulgaria, Austria, Canada,
Croatia, Fiji, Finland, Georgia, Germany, Latvia, Lithuania,
Marshall Islands, the Netherlands, North Macedonia, Moldova,
Paraguay, Romania, Vanuatu, Malawi, Monaco, Ukraine, Great
Britain, Sweden and Switzerland.
The nine countries that voted against were the USA, Israel,
Palau, Nauru, Micronesia, Papua New Guinea, Hungary, Argentina
and Czechia.
The resolution passed.
photo: M5S leader and former premier Giuseppe Conte
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