February 21, 2010
Israel rebuffs France over possible Palestine recognition
Israel has rejected the idea of foreign countries recognizing a Palestinian state, after France suggested the recognition could soon take place.
"Imposing this kind of semblance of a partial solution from outside goes against the very idea of peace," AFP quoted a senior Israeli official as saying on condition of anonymity.
The remarks came after French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner said on Saturday that a Palestinian state could soon be recognized even before negotiating its borders.
"The issue before us at the moment is the building of a reality: France is training Palestinian police, businesses are being created in the West Bank," Kouchner told the French newspaper the Journal du Dimanche.
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