(AFP-Ynet News) Argentina and Uruguay said Monday they were joining Brazil in recognizing an independent Palestinian state. Some 104 countries now recognize a Palestinian state, and 150 countries have some form of diplomatic relations with the Palestinians. Israeli Foreign Ministry spokesman Yigal Palmor said: "This is a very disappointing step which contributes nothing to furthering the peace process." He described the announcement as "a verbal gesture which goes against the Oslo Accords whereby a permanent solution can only be the result of negotiations." Palmor stressed that the gesture "encourages the Palestinians at the very time when they insist on avoiding negotiations."
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