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The French Senate on Thursday narrowly approved a resolution asking the government to recognize a Palestinian state, in hopes that could be a tool in negotiations for lasting Mideast peace Frances upper house of parliament on Thursday urged the government to recognize the state of Palestine, following a similar and highly symbolic vote in the lower house. The Senate resolution, calling for French recognition of Palestine and an immediate restarting of peace talks between the Palestinian Authority and Israel, passed narrowly, with 153 votes in favor and 146 against. The vote came as European countries seek to restart the stalled Middle East process and followed an unopposed motion in the Irish parliament to recognize Palestine - the fourth assembly in Europe to do so. Lawmakers in Britain and Spain have already passed similar motions and Sweden has gone even further, officially recognizing Palestine as a state, in a move that prompted Israel to recall its ambassador. Earlier this month, French MPs voted 339 to 151 in favor of a motion urging the government to recognize the state of Palestine as a way of achieving a definitive resolution of the conflict.
Posted on: Thu, 11 Dec 2014 19:22:06 +0000

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