GENEVA, June 3 (Reuters) - A group of United Nations experts called on Monday for all countries to recognize a Palestinian state to ensure peace in the Middle East. The call came less than a week after Spain, Ireland and Norway officially recognized a Palestinian state, prompting anger from Israel, which has found itself increasingly isolated after nearly eight months of war in Gaza. The experts, including the U.N. Special Rapporteur on the human rights situation in the Palestinian territories, said recognition of a Palestinian state was an important acknowledgement of the rights of the Palestinian people and their struggle toward freedom and independence. "This is a pre-condition for lasting peace in Palestine and the entire Middle East – beginning with the immediate declaration of a cease-fire in Gaza and no further military incursions into Rafah," they said. "A two-state solution remains the only internationally agreed path to peace and security for both Palestine and Israel and a way out of generational cycles of violence and resentment." Israel's Foreign Ministry did not respond immediately to a request for comment.
UN experts urge all countries to recognize Palestinian statehood
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