Posted on 12/17/2014 5:05:19 AM PST by SJackson
JNS.org - European Parliament members on Tuesday declined to propose an initially planned motion that would have urged the European Unions (EU) 28 member nations to recognize a unilaterally established Palestinian state.
Instead, the EU Parliaments lawmakers proposed a resolution asking for the continuation of peace negotiations between Israel and the Palestinians.
Negotiators for the European Peoples Party and the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe, parties that together hold a majority of the EU Parliament seats, issued a resolution stating that the EU Parliament supports in principle recognition of Palestinian statehood and the two-state solution, and believes these should go hand in hand with the development of peace talks, which should be advanced.
A vote on the new resolution will take place Wednesday in Stasbourg, France.
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