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Abbas: Britain and France Would Recognize Palestinian State


(Ha'aretz) Avi Issacharoff and Danna Harman - PA President Mahmoud Abbas told the Palestinian daily Al-Ayyam that the PA does not agree with the Israeli idea of temporary borders. Abbas also said the PA would fulfill the vision of President Obama, who said he wanted to see a Palestinian state established in September. "We have more than 130 nations set to recognize the Palestinian state within the 1967 borders, and even if we make no further efforts, that number could be increased to 140 or 150." He also said countries that in the past had not recognized a Palestinian state, like Britain and France, would accept such a state.
2011-04-20 00:00:00
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