I didn't think I'd be writing any more diaries about Iceland for a while, but this one will be short and sweet. I was thinking I was going to have to link to an article about it in Icelandic and offer a translation, but English-language sources are starting to pick it up, so here you go:
Icelandic parliament moves to recognize Palestinian state
This makes Iceland the first western European nation to recognize Palestine. This is a particularly big day in the Alþing for Amal Tamimi, the first foreign-born person to serve in the Alþing; she is a Palestinian refugee.
I just felt that this was important enough that it gets a quick notice.
Halda áfram, Ísland! Ég elska nýja landið mitt. :)