Signs of Recognition
Parliaments across Europe — in Britain, Spain, France, Ireland and now the European Parliament — are acting to preserve the prospect of peaceful coexistence between Israelis and Palestinians. They seek recognition of Palestine on the basis of the 1967 borders as a contribution to a negotiated peace, not a substitute for it.
Sweden has already recognized Palestine. And in 2015, other governments will emulate the Swedes. Palestinians will see that the nonviolence policy of the Palestinian Authority’s president, Mahmoud Abbas, brings international approval and clears the way for United Nations-sponsored talks. Israelis will see that there will indeed be two states in the Holy Land, so whoever they elect next March needs to negotiate that outcome in good faith.… Seguir leyendo »