A group of 660 Israeli leaders say they are worried by the - TopicsExpress

A group of 660 Israeli leaders say they are worried by the continued political stalemate, the occupation, and the settlement activities that lead to further confrontations with Palestinians, and quash any chances for compromise. The group includes the former Israeli Attorney General Michael Ben-Yair, former Israeli Ambassador to South Africa Ilan Baruch, Nobel Prize Laureate Daniel Kahneman, amd Alon Liel, former Director General of Israels Foreign Affairs ministry. If the countries that are dealing with it now - Ireland, Spain (already did), Denmark and France - pass the resolution and recommend to recognize Palestine as a state, then we have a real European momentum, which could reach a European consensus, said Liel, leading the petition which has been sent to the Oireachtas. In mid October the Upper House of Ireland’s parliament passed a motion calling on the Irish government to recognize the Palestinian state.