Spain’s left-wing government formally announced the recognition of a Palestinian state on Tuesday, after the decision was made last week along with Norway and Ireland. “This is a historic decision that has a single goal: To help the Israelis and the Palestinians achieve peace,” Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez said in a statement outside his official residence, Moncloa Palace, in Madrid. Sánchez spoke before the government’s Council of Ministers gave its official approval. Their sign off was expected later Tuesday. In view of the debate on the question of the borders of a state of Palestine, Sánch…