(Jerusalem Post) Herb Keinon - The European Union is advising the Palestinian Authority to "be careful" regarding its plan to ask the UN for non-member state observer status at the General Assembly, Deputy Greek Foreign Minister Dimitris Kourkoulas said Wednesday. Asked what the Palestinians should be careful about, he replied "the possible negative consequences of their decision." When the Palestinians sought and gained admission as a state in UNESCO last November, Greece abstained. The 27 EU states split on that vote, with five countries voting against the move, 11 voting for, and 11 abstaining. Israel has made clear to the EU that the Palestinian move at the UN would be a serious setback to the diplomatic processes, because no Israeli government would enter negotiations with the Palestinians with the 1967 lines as the starting point, after a UN vote ratifying that position.
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