Friends, I have written extensively in the past about disasters and linkages to policies and pronouncements against Israel. If France leads the European vote for a Palestinian state on Thursday November 29th France will bring the anger of God upon France and or its leaders. If Israel returns to the pre-"Six Day War" map Israel's position will be untenable.
France announced
Tuesday that it plans to vote in favor of recognizing a Palestinian state at the U.N. General Assembly this week.
France becomes the
first major European country to come out in favor of a Palestinian state,
dealing a setback to Israel.
Foreign Minister Fabius told parliament that France
has long supported Palestinian ambitions for statehood and "will respond
'Yes'" when the issue comes up for a vote."
The Palestinians say
the assembly is likely to vote Thursday on a resolution raising their status at
the U.N. from an observer to a nonmember observer state, a move they believe is
an important step toward a two-state solution with Israel. A Palestinian state
would still not be a full General Assembly member, however.
Unlike the Security
Council, there are no vetoes in the General Assembly and the resolution is
virtually certain of approval. But such a vote by France could weigh on
decisions in other European capitals.
Europe is divided
over the issue. Switzerland and Portugal have said they will vote for the
measure, but Germany is among the countries that have opposed the bid.
Britain's position remains unclear.
Palestinians believe
an endorsement of their state will bolster their negotiating position. Israel
strongly opposes the bid, accusing the Palestinians of trying to bypass negotiations.
The resolution would endorse a Palestinian state in the West Bank, Gaza Strip
and east Jerusalem, the territories captured by Israel in the 1967 Mideast war.
Israel opposes a pullback to the 1967 lines.
As
French lawmakers applauded Tuesday, many
of them members or allies of the Socialist-led government, Fabius cautioned
against raising Palestinian hopes too high.
Fabius said, "it's only through immediate negotiations
without conditions between the two sides that we will be able to reach the realization
of a Palestinian state".
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