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Foreign Ministry Slams EU Move for UN to Declare PA a Country
Israel National News ^

Posted on 07/13/2009 6:38:42 AM PDT by biomedman

The Foreign Affairs Ministry totally rejected EU foreign policy chief Javier Solana’s call for the United Nations Security Council to recognize a Palestinian Authority state, even if an agreement is not reached with Israel.

Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu said Sunday at a memorial gathering for Theodore Herzl: “I yearn for the day that the Palestinian leaders face their people and say these clear words: ‘We have had enough of this conflict. We, the Palestinians, recognize the right of the Jewish people to a country of its own on this land. We will live beside you in true peace.”

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TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Israel; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: eu; istael; policy

1 posted on 07/13/2009 6:38:42 AM PDT by biomedman
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To: biomedman

The problem here is that Hamas, Hezbollah, Islamic Jihad, etc. do not want to live in “true peace” with Israel, hence making any such proclamation by the Palestinian Authority near null-in-void.


2 posted on 07/13/2009 6:52:58 AM PDT by cranked
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