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Al Jazeera
Al Jazeera
Politics
Giorgio Cafiero

Slovenia’s ‘moral duty’: What’s behind its push to recognise Palestine?

Protesters in Slovenia take part in a demonstration against Israel's war on Gaza before a football match between Maribor and Maccabi Tel Aviv [File: Srdjan Zivulovic/Reuters]

Slovenia is set to recognise Palestinian statehood in June, following in the footsteps of Ireland, Norway, and Spain.

But Israel’s war on Gaza continues to divide European Union members. On one end of the spectrum, countries such as Germany, Hungary, and the Netherlands staunchly support Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government. On the other, those like Slovenia, which have strongly criticised Israel’s military conduct, are calling on the international community to hold Israeli leaders accountable.

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