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Netanyahu: France Providing Disincentive for Palestinians to Negotiate
(Jerusalem Post) Herb Keinon - Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told the Israeli Cabinet Sunday that he expects there will be some "sobering up" regarding the French intention to recognize a Palestinian state if Paris' efforts to broker a peace conference fail. French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius on Friday called for an international conference and warned that "if it does not succeed, then France will essentially adopt to a large degree the Palestinian position." Netanyahu said this gives an incentive to the Palestinians not to compromise. He added that Israel was willing to enter into direct negotiations with the Palestinians without pre-conditions.