.IT IS An action to "bring love to the Middle East", depending on to Simon Harris, Ireland's head of state. On May 22nd his country, alongside Norway and also Spain, said that it will officially recognise Palestine as a state. Israel recalled its own emissaries coming from all three countries in reaction its international official condemned the trio's choice as a "altered measure" and claimed it was actually proof, in the wake of Hamas's assault on Israel on Oct 7th, that "terrorism pays out". Ireland, Norway as well as Spain are participating in the majority of countries: virtually three-quarters of participants of the UN acknowledge Palestine. Exactly what does that way-- and who are the holdouts?