'Growing impatience' with no political will from Israel for two-state solution: Ireland

The Irish Foreign Minister Michael Martin said that Dublin's decision to recognise a Palestinian state stems from Israel's attempts to undermine the possibility of reaching a two-state solution.

In an interview with CNN, the Irish foreign minister said that Ireland had committed to recognising a Palestinian state as early as 2020, and is discussing it with many other countries in Europe and the Middle East.

"There is a growing impatience with the lack of any political will on behalf of Israel toward a political track and toward realising that in our view, a two-state solution is the only way that Israelis and Palestinians can live in harmony side by side," he said.