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Palestinians act in pursuit of statehood
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December 17, 2010, Friday
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THE Palestinians have asked European countries to recognize an independent state in the West Bank and Gaza Strip - a new step in the campaign to pursue statehood outside of a peace deal with Israel.
Peace talks with Israel have been deadlocked since September, leaving Palestinians to seek alternative ways forward. The campaign by President Mahmoud Abbas and his West Bank government aims to pressure Israel.
Palestinian negotiator Nabil Shaath said yesterday he asked France, Britain, Sweden and Denmark and the European Union envoy to the peace process to recognize the truce lines before the 1967 Mideast war as the borders between Israel and a Palestinian state.
Israel captured the Gaza Strip, West Bank and east Jerusalem - areas where the Palestinians want to establish an independent state - in the 1967 war and withdrew from Gaza in 2005.
There was no comment from individual European countries on the request. An EU statement this week said the EU will recognize a Palestinian state "when appropriate."
Peace talks with Israel have been deadlocked since September, leaving Palestinians to seek alternative ways forward. The campaign by President Mahmoud Abbas and his West Bank government aims to pressure Israel.
Palestinian negotiator Nabil Shaath said yesterday he asked France, Britain, Sweden and Denmark and the European Union envoy to the peace process to recognize the truce lines before the 1967 Mideast war as the borders between Israel and a Palestinian state.
Israel captured the Gaza Strip, West Bank and east Jerusalem - areas where the Palestinians want to establish an independent state - in the 1967 war and withdrew from Gaza in 2005.
There was no comment from individual European countries on the request. An EU statement this week said the EU will recognize a Palestinian state "when appropriate."
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