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Chirac invites new Palestinian leader to Paris
Expatica ^ | January 16, 2005 | AFP

Posted on 01/16/2005 7:16:36 PM PST by Land_of_Lincoln_John

PARIS, Jan 16 (AFP) - French President Jacques Chirac on Sunday invited new Palestinian leader Mahmud Abbas to Paris for talks "as soon as possible," pledging support for his efforts to revive the moribund peace process with Israel.

Chirac's spokesman, Jerome Bonnafont, said the president telephoned Abbas to tell him: "France will do everything possible to help you in carrying out your mission."

He also said French Foreign Minister Michel Barnier would visit Israel and the Palestinian territories at a date yet to be fixed.

"The discussion also covered the fight against terrorism and the improvement of economic and social conditions in the territories, the two subjects going hand-in-hand to contribute to the stabilisation of the situation," Bonnafont said.

Chirac congratulated Abbas on his January 9 election as Palestinian Authority president, taking over from Yasser Arafat who died November 11 last year.

Chirac last met Abbas two days before Arafat's death in a Paris hospital, when Abbas came to the French capital as part of a Palestinian delegation.


TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Israel; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: abbas; chirac; france; french; jacqueschirac; mahmudabbas; plo

1 posted on 01/16/2005 7:16:45 PM PST by Land_of_Lincoln_John
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To: Land_of_Lincoln_John
France will do everything possible to help you in carrying out your mission

Eradication of the Jews?
2 posted on 01/16/2005 7:17:25 PM PST by July 4th (A vacant lot cancelled out my vote for Bush.)
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To: July 4th

You took the words right out of my mouth.

The former lords of Outremer have become the weasels of the western world.


3 posted on 01/16/2005 7:31:04 PM PST by ZULU (Fear the government which fears your guns. God, guts, and guns made America great.)
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To: Land_of_Lincoln_John
"The discussion also covered the fight against terrorism....."

What do the perpetrators of "modern day terrorism", know ANYTHING of being VICTIMS of terrorism ?

The P.A. is a cancer that needs to be eradicated.

4 posted on 01/16/2005 7:53:11 PM PST by austinmark (*Never Underestimate the Power of Stupid People in Large Groups.*)
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To: austinmark

France begging/buying its freedom.


5 posted on 01/16/2005 8:08:48 PM PST by Parley Baer
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To: Parley Baer

Your right. The French have truly become a country of pathetic people


6 posted on 01/16/2005 8:16:17 PM PST by austinmark (*Never Underestimate the Power of Stupid People in Large Groups.*)
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To: Land_of_Lincoln_John

Schroeder and Putin have also both invited him.


7 posted on 01/16/2005 8:27:38 PM PST by Tailgunner Joe
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To: July 4th

Bingo.

Chirac: "Are you SURE you wouldn't like to embark on an even more vicious campaign of terrorism against those pesky Jews than our old friend Arafat did?"

Abbas: "Sure...but keep your voice, ok? I've got an image to protect!"


8 posted on 01/16/2005 8:28:23 PM PST by Mad Mammoth
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To: Land_of_Lincoln_John

"France will do everything possible to help you in carrying out your mission."

And we all know what that mission is...

French TV Allegedly Using Threats to Avert Fraud Probe
CNSNEWS.com ^ | 1/13/05 | Eva Cahen
Posted on 01/13/2005 3:02:51 AM PST by kattracks
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1319843/posts

Paris war protest turns anti-Semitic
WorldNetDaily.com ^ | Tuesday, March 25, 2003
Posted on 03/25/2003 5:33:05 AM PST by JohnHuang2
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/874909/posts

The two faces of France (France: Actively working for the destruction of Israel)
The Jerusalem Post ^ | Dec. 20, 2004 | Manfred Gerstenfeld
Posted on 12/20/2004 1:20:37 AM PST by Montrose1688
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1305001/posts


9 posted on 01/16/2005 8:29:28 PM PST by SunkenCiv (I last updated my profile on January 13, 2005)
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To: Tailgunner Joe


Sounds like a neo-nazi tea party.


10 posted on 01/16/2005 8:29:38 PM PST by bananarepublican23
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To: SunkenCiv

Chirac is aware of the billions of arafat's hidden money. Chirac just wants his cut.


11 posted on 01/16/2005 8:30:41 PM PST by Cyclops08
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To: austinmark

Why did we stop france from being a province of Germany agian?


12 posted on 01/16/2005 8:39:49 PM PST by John Will
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To: July 4th

>Eradication of the Jews?<

The anti-semitic movement has been growing at head spinning speed in France and Germany for years, as the Muslim population mushrooms and the Caucasion birth rate
subsides radically.


13 posted on 01/16/2005 8:45:38 PM PST by Paperdoll
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To: Land_of_Lincoln_John

It kind of sounded like W was going to invite Abbas to the WH, so we can't pound the French too much for this.


14 posted on 01/16/2005 9:20:03 PM PST by RegT
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To: RegT

Yeah, but it seems that Chirac had to beat everyone else in having Abbas visit him first.


15 posted on 01/17/2005 8:12:13 AM PST by Land_of_Lincoln_John
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To: Cyclops08

I'm sure, since the French contributed some of it in the first place. Chirac will need it for his legal bills once he's out of office.


16 posted on 01/17/2005 8:13:24 AM PST by SunkenCiv (I last updated my profile on January 13, 2005)
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To: Land_of_Lincoln_John

Is the US (read: US taxpayer) sending millions and millions to the Palestinians in aid? I would imagine that Chiraq is just wanting to sell the Palis some arms to kill more Jews, bought and paid for with OUR MONEY!!!

Damn them both to hell.


17 posted on 01/17/2005 8:20:10 AM PST by Judith Anne (Thank you St. Jude for favors granted.)
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To: John Will

BUT,........ the krauts' just had their ass kicked, lost the war, and needed a "New" future to look forward too. And ....well.... THAT would have just been Inhumane, even Excruciating Torment to Make them take the French.
EVERY nation has it's breaking point !


18 posted on 01/17/2005 3:11:39 PM PST by austinmark (*Never Underestimate the Power of Stupid People in Large Groups.*)
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