Ireland, Norway, and Spain have announced plans to recognise a Palestinian state from 28 May.
Spain says the decision is "not against Israel" and "is not in favour of Hamas... it is in favour of peace".
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez's speech receives applause in parliament.
“We are going to recognise Palestine for many reasons and we can sum that up in three words – peace, justice and consistency,” he says.
“We have to make sure that the two-state solution is respected and there must be mutual guarantees of security."
Israel's Foreign Minister Israel Katz calls the three countries' decision a "distorted step", which shows that "terrorism pays".
Irish Prime Minister Simon Harris says a two-state solution is the "only credible path" for peace.
He says the decision should not have to wait "indefinitely" when it is "the right thing to do".
"We are three decades after the Oslo process, and perhaps further than ever from a just, sustainable and comprehensive peace settlement."
Israel has recalled its envoys to Ireland and Norway for "urgent consultations", and plans to do the same for its Spanish envoy.
At least 140 members of the United Nations already recognise Palestinian statehood.
But others - including the United States and the United Kingdom - do not formally recognise a Palestinian state.
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