France: No peace unless 'Palestinians' recognize Israel as a Jewish state
In a surprising move, the government of French President Nicolas Sarkozy admitted last week that there will be no peace in the Middle East unless the 'Palestinians' recognize Israel as a Jewish state. Sarkozy's foreign minister, Alain Juppe, publicly stated: "There will be no solution to the conflict in the Middle East without recognition of two nation-states for two people," including "the nation-state of Israel for the Jewish people."But will it be enough to convince them to vote against the 'Palestinians' unilateral declaration of 'statehood' at the United Nations in September? Don't hold your breath.
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Juppe's statement makes France the first European nation to state publicly that any agreement must recognize Israel's Jewish character.
That position has been opposed by Britain, Spain, Belgium and Ireland, among others -- as well as by the EU's foreign policy chief, Catherine Ashton.
And there is discord within the so-called Quartet -- the US, the EU, the UN and Russia -- over this condition.
Yet as Evelyn Gordon writes on Commentary's blog, Sarkozy has "finally grasped that no agreement is possible without satisfying Israel's minimum requirements" -- which means demanding a concession from the Palestinians.
Clearly, the continued failure to recognize Israel's Jewish character -- the basis of its creation -- is an open invitation to the dismantlement of Israel and its incorporation into an Arab state of Palestine.
Labels: Alain Juppe, France, Israel is a Jewish state, Nicolas Sarkozy
posted by Carl in Jerusalem @ 11:40 AM
2 Comments:
The rest of Europe wants Israel to unilaterally surrender to Palestinian demands.
A Palestinian Arab state is a thoroughly bad idea - regardless of whether or not it consents to live in peace with Israel.
It should be rejected.
This is why Oslo and the other misc. papers should not be vacated. Because the Euros are calling out even a recognition of existence as "satisfying Israel's minimum requirements". And, in letting the Palestinians off the hook in lowering expectations, they propose this recognition is the basic requirement, as opposed to the stopping of attacks on Israel as the basic requirement, as called out in the agreements ALREADY. I think the Euros are willing to let the attacks ramp up, including from their NATO member Turkey... don't give up ANY past agreements that show the Euros for what they are on a sustained basis.
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