Iceland today extended de facto recognition to Israel. Icelandic Foreign Minister Bjarni Benediktsson, in a cable to the Israeli Government, informed Foreign Minister Moshe Shertok of his government’s decision. Iceland is the.39th country to recognize the Jewish state.
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