19.06.2011                      17.Siwan, 5771

Diplomatie:

PM to warn Ashton against unilaterally declared Palestine

Israeli officials say Netanyahu will tell EU foreign policy chief in J'lem that UN Palestinian state declaration would harm peace efforts beyond repair; Lieberman cautions it would bring an end to Oslo.

Recognition of unilaterally declared Palestinian statehood at the UN General Assembly in September could irreparably harm the peace process, Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu is expected to tell the EU’s foreign policy chief when they meet in Jerusalem on Sunday, according to Israeli officials.
Catherine Ashton arrived in the region on Thursday in an effort to thwart the Palestinian unilateral statehood bid by finding a way to bring the Palestinians back to the negotiating table with the Israelis….