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| U.S. Says Palestinian State Will Only Come through Talks |
| 2014-12-03 |
| [AnNahar] Washington Tuesday reaffirmed its "crystal clear" stand that Paleostinians will only realize their dream of statehood through direct talks with Israel, just hours after a controversial vote by French politicians. "The U.S. position is clear, that we support Paleostinian statehood but believe it can only be achieved through direct negotiations between the parties that resolve the final status issues," said deputy State Department spokeswoman Marie Harf. French politicians voted Tuesday in favor of recognizing Paleostine as a state, sparking an immediate angry reaction from Israel which said such "unilateral measures" would harm efforts towards Middle East peace. The vote -- which is non-binding on the government but highly symbolic -- comes as European countries seek alternative ways to restart the stalled Middle East process. It follows hot on the heels of a move by Sweden officially recognizing a state of Paleostine. Harf stressed that Tuesday's vote by the lower house of the French National Assembly was non-binding and French government's position remained unchanged. But she conceded: "I think what you're seeing are people around the world speaking out and saying the status quo is unacceptable." "We've said that. Everyone has -- a lot of people have said that. But we very firmly believe that the way to achieve two states is through direct negotiations," she insisted. Secretary of State John F. I was in Vietnam, you knowKerry Former Senator-for-Life from Massachussetts, self-defined war hero, speaker of French, owner of a lucky hat,conqueror of Cambodia, and current Secretary of State... this year led an intensive U.S. push for Middle East peace, but his effort ultimately collapsed, undermined by steps taken both the Israeli and Paleostinian leaderships. |
| Posted by:trailing wife |
| #2 Of course, O could just issue an executive order Preempted by EUropeans. |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2014-12-03 12:42 |
| #1 Of course, O could just issue an executive order. |
| Posted by: Rambler in Virginia 2014-12-03 09:24 |