Israeli opposition leader Yair Lapid considered the decision of Norway, Spain and Ireland to recognize the state of Palestine an “unprecedented political failure” for Tel Aviv.

Lapid said in a post on the “X” platform, “The decision of Norway, Spain, and Ireland to recognize the Palestinian state is a shameful decision, but it is not the product of a crisis, but rather an unprecedented political failure.”

The Hebrew newspaper Yedioth Ahronoth reported that the Israeli Foreign Ministry is considering a series of punitive measures against Ireland, Norway and Spain following their recognition of the State of Palestine.

It pointed out that one of the proposed punitive measures is to tighten the visas of European diplomats to the Palestinian Authority.