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France Signs Agreement with "East Jerusalem," Bypassing Israel
(Times of Israel) Elhanan Miller - The Regional Council of Ile-de-France announced its approval on Sep. 28 of a "cooperation agreement" with the Palestinian Authority district of Jerusalem, making it "the first French community to sign an agreement of cooperation with the Arab part of the holy city." A spokesman for Israel's Foreign Ministry responded that east Jerusalem "does not exist" as a separate entity and that the French council was "living in a make-believe world." Israel extended its sovereignty to the entire city of Jerusalem following the Six-Day War of 1967, and does not recognize the PA's Jerusalem district.