Open this photo in gallery: From left: Ireland's Foreign Minister Micheal Martin, Spain's Foreign Minister Jose Manuel Albares Bueno, Norway's Foreign Minister Espen Barth Eide address a media conference prior to talks on the Middle East in Brussels, on May 27.Geert Vanden Wijngaert/The Associated Press Relations between the European Union and Israel took a nosedive on the eve of the diplomatic recognition of a Palestinian state by EU members Ireland and Spain, with Madrid suggesting sanctions should be considered against Israel for its continued attacks in the southern Gaza city of Rafah. Israeli Foreign Minister Israel Katz told Spain that...