Jamaica follows Barbados in recognizing Palestine as a state
The country's foreign minister, Kamina Johnson Smith, said that Jamaica "continues to advocate for a two-state solution as the only viable option to resolve the longstanding conflict."
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken speaks with Jamaican Foreign Minister Kamina Johnson-Smith prior to an emergency meeting on Haiti at the Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) in Kingston, Jamaica, March 11, 2024.(photo credit: ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS/POOL VIA REUTERS)ByTOVAH LAZAROFFUpdated: