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Palestinian FM: Chile, Paraguay to recognize Palestinian state in coming weeks
Haaretz ^ | 02.01.11 | Haaretz Service

Posted on 01/02/2011 1:33:58 PM PST by americanophile

Uruguay also expected to recognize independent Palestinian state based on 1967 borders in March; Ecuador also due to open PA embassy.

Palestinian Foreign Minister Riyad al-Maliki said that in the coming weeks, Chile and Paraguay will declare their recognition of an independent Palestinian state based on 1967 borders, Israel Radio reported on Sunday.

Al-Maliki said that Chile plans on making its declaration in the coming weeks, and that Chile's president Sebastian Pinera is even due to visit the West Bank in three months.

Paraguay is also expected to declare its recognition of Palestine in the coming weeks. Al-Maliki also announced the opening of a Palestinian embassy in Ecuador, which already declared its recognition of a Palestinian state.

Last week, Ecuador became the fifth Latin American country to recognize a Palestinian state, following its neighboring countries Bolivia, Brazil, Argentina, and Uruguay earlier this month

(Excerpt) Read more at haaretz.com ...


TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: embassy; latinamerica; palestine

1 posted on 01/02/2011 1:34:03 PM PST by americanophile
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To: americanophile

There is no such thing as 1967 borders.


2 posted on 01/02/2011 1:36:26 PM PST by GeronL
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To: americanophile
The Muslims will draw a lesson from this -- killing innocent people by the thousands works!
3 posted on 01/02/2011 1:37:09 PM PST by BenLurkin (This post is not a statement of fact. It is merely a personal opinion -- or humor -- or both)
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To: americanophile
Chile, Paraguay to recognize Palestinian state in coming weeks

Cool, but are they intelligent enough to find it on a map?

4 posted on 01/02/2011 1:39:08 PM PST by FlingWingFlyer ("The Dems have a 'war room' for everything but war..." - Dennis Miller)
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To: americanophile

Hey Chile, we aren’t going to root for you so loudly next time.


5 posted on 01/02/2011 1:39:17 PM PST by Ole Okie
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To: americanophile

As far as I’m concerned this is a declaration of war by these countries.


6 posted on 01/02/2011 1:41:02 PM PST by oldleft
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To: FlingWingFlyer

... its the ether...


7 posted on 01/02/2011 1:46:45 PM PST by himno hero
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To: americanophile

We’ll see.

I’m not surprised about Bolivia and Ecuador, both Marxist dictatorships, or countries like Argentina and Brazil, both semi-fascist.

Chile? We’ll see. So far, we’ve only heard from the Palestinians on this issue, not from the Chileans themselves.


8 posted on 01/02/2011 1:47:46 PM PST by GoodDay (Palin for POTUS 2012)
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To: Ole Okie

Chile has the largest Palestinian population outside of the Middle East.

Palestinian community in Chile - Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaTotal population. 350000 - 500000. Regions with significant populations ... The Palestinian community in Chile is believed to be the largest Palestinian ...

Migration history - Religion - Community organisations - In literature
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palestinian_community_in_Chile - Cached - Similar


9 posted on 01/02/2011 1:58:58 PM PST by WellyP
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To: F15Eagle

Not Muzzies.....

Today, Chile houses the largest Palestinian Christian community in the ...
www.ask.com/wiki/Palestinian_Christians - Cached


11 posted on 01/02/2011 2:07:01 PM PST by WellyP
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To: GoodDay

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TScA4in5QI0


12 posted on 01/02/2011 2:56:36 PM PST by BenLurkin (This post is not a statement of fact. It is merely a personal opinion -- or humor -- or both)
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To: americanophile

USGS reports 7.1 earthquake in Chile


13 posted on 01/02/2011 3:42:56 PM PST by Talf
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To: FlingWingFlyer
I seem to remember that many escaped Nazis found refuge in South America.
14 posted on 01/02/2011 4:49:19 PM PST by quadrant (1o)
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To: WellyP
Chile has the largest Palestinian population outside of the Middle East.

OK, that explains it.

16 posted on 01/03/2011 2:49:54 PM PST by Ole Okie
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To: WellyP
Chile has the largest Palestinian population outside of the Middle East.

OK, that explains it.

17 posted on 01/03/2011 2:50:06 PM PST by Ole Okie
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