10-14-2014 A Shift toward Recognizing Palestine – John Whitbeck Consortiumnews.com

http://consortiumnews.com/2014/10/14/a-shift-toward-recognizing-palestine/

 

After Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu sank the latest peace talks by pushing forward on new settlements, he erased a chief argument for holding off on Palestinian nationhood, that the issue should be determined by talks. Now, European nations are shifting their stance, as John V. Whitbeck writes.

 

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