In July 2011, President Lobo announced that Honduras would recognise the State of Palestine and support its admission to the General Assembly in September. This broke with the traditional policy of Honduras, which was to encourage a settlement reached through negotiations. After the decision was publicised, Israel withheld its ambassador to Honduras and made a formal protest with the Honduran embassy in Tel Aviv. In response, Lobo defended his intention "from a moral point of view".
In July 2011 President Lobo announced that Honduras would recognise the State of Palestine and support its admission to the General Assembly in September This broke with the traditional policy of Honduras which was to encourage a settlement reached through negotiations After the decision was publicised Israel withheld its ambassador to Honduras and made a formal protest with the Honduran embassy in Tel Aviv In response Lobo defended his intention "from a moral point of view"