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  • Merkel urges Israel recognition

    It looks like Angel Merkel is making the most out of the EU presidency to press for a Palestinian recognition of the state of Israel:

    Merkel urges Israel recognition

    German Chancellor Angela Merkel has stressed the European Union's insistence that any new Palestinian government must recognise Israel.

    She made the point, as holder of the EU presidency, to Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas who is visiting Berlin.

    He wants the EU to lift a financial boycott on the Palestinian Authority.

    The Quartet (Russia, the EU, the US and UN) say they will await the formation of a new unity cabinet with the Hamas militant group before any decision.

    Mr Abbas wants Western support for the unity government which his Fatah party leadership agreed with Hamas in Mecca, Saudi Arabia earlier this month.

    Germany has made reviving Middle East peacemaking a priority of its six-month term as EU leader.

    Ms Merkel also urged Mr Abbas to help secure the release of Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit, as a first step towards resolving the conflict with Israel.
    Read more here: BBC NEWS | Europe | Merkel urges Israel recognition
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    Sounds dandy. But it prolly ain't gonna happen.
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    • #3
      She's completely right.

      You can't expect them to work together if one side refuses to recognize the other's existence.
      Although it is not true that all conservatives are stupid people, it is true that most stupid people are conservative.
      - John Stuart Mill.

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