French MPs Vote To Recognize Palestine As A State
Source: Deutsche Welle
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French MPs vote to recognize Palestine as a state
French lawmakers have voted to call on the government to recognize Palestine as a state. This is the latest in a series of efforts from European countries to push forward peace efforts between Israel and Palestine.
On Tuesday, French MPs voted 339 to 151 to recognize Palestine as a state.
This is a symbolic move that will not immediately affect France's diplomatic stance, but adds to increasing efforts from European countries to find new ways to push forward peace in the region.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had warned that the move would be a "grave mistake."
The text of the motion invites Paris to recognize the state of Palestine "as an instrument to gain a definitive resolution of the conflict."
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Israel Vents Their Fury With France After Parliament Votes To Recognise Palestine As A State
Israel has furiously warned that the French parliament's vote in favour of recognising Palestine as a state will 'harm the peace process'.
France's lower house of Parliament voted today 339 votes to 151 to urge the government to recognise a Palestinian state.
The vote is non-binding. Instead it is seen as a symbol of hope for the Palestinians, as support grows in Europe for two states.
But in a statement today the Israeli embassy in Paris said: 'Israel believes that the vote in the National Assembly... will reduce the possibility of achieving a deal between Israel and the Palestinians.'
And Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has called the French vote a 'grave mistake'.
It comes after Sweden became the biggest Western European country to recognise Palestine, and parliaments in Spain, Britain and Ireland also backed non-binding recognition resolutions.
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