lego 44,165 Posted October 3, 2014 Share Posted October 3, 2014 (Reuters) - Sweden's new center-left government will recognise the state of Palestine in a move that will make it the first major European country to take the step, Prime Minister Stefan Lofven said on Friday. The U.N. General Assembly approved the de facto recognition of the sovereign state of Palestine in 2012 but the European Union and most EU countries, have yet to give official recognition. "The conflict between Israel and Palestine can only be solved with a two-state solution, negotiated in accordance with international law," Lofven said during his inaugural address in parliament. "A two-state solution requires mutual recognition and a will to peaceful co-existence. Sweden will therefore recognise the state of Palestine." For the Palestinians, Sweden's move will be a welcome boost for its ambitions. With its reputation as an honest broker in international affairs and with an influential voice in EU foreign policy, the decision may well make other countries sit up and pay attention at a time when the Palestinians are threatening unilateral moves towards statehood. However, there is likely to be strong criticism of Sweden from Israel, as well as from the United States and the EU, which maintain that an independent Palestinian state should only emerge through a negotiated process. Within the EU, some countries, such as Hungary, Poland and Slovakia recognise Palestine, but they did so before joining the 28-member bloc. If the centre-left government fulfils its plans, Sweden would be the first country to recognise Palestine while being a member of the European Union. The Social Democrats and Greens hold a minority of seats in parliament and the incoming centre-left government is likely to be one of Sweden's weakest for decades. The former center-right government would not recognise Palestine as the Palestinian authorities did not control their territory. The Palestinians want an independent state in the West Bank and Gaza, with its capital in East Jerusalem. While Gaza's boundaries are clearly defined, the precise territory of what would constitute Palestine in the West Bank and East Jerusalem will only be determined via negotiations with Israel on a two-state solution, negotiations which are currently suspended. http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/10/03/us-sweden-politics-palestinians-idUSKCN0HS0XN20141003 British parliament to vote on recognizing Palestinian state Vote slated for later this month, amid growing disenchantment with Britain's policy on Israel and Palestinians after Gaza war. The British parliament is due to vote on whether to recognize the state of Palestine shortly after it returns from recess on October 13, according to Middle East Monitor. Called by MP Grahame Morris, chair of the Labor Friends of Palestine and the Middle East, the debate will present the case for calling on the government to recognize the state of Palestine alongside the state of Israel. Members of parliament will then vote on whether to support the motion. The background to the vote is growing disenchantment with government policy on Israel and the Palestinians following the summer war in Gaza, which peaked with the resignation of leading Conservative minister Baroness Warsi. Writing in the New Statesman magazine recently, several leading Conservative MPs, including Baroness Morris, called on the government to support the motion. The Labor party has indicated in the past that it would support the recognition of a Palestinian state. Opposition leader Ed Miliband even urged Prime Minister David Cameron to support the Palestinian bid for United Nations recognition when it was discussed in the House of Commons, If the U.K. does vote to recognize a Palestinian state it will be the first European country to do so following Spain, which passed a similar resolution in 2011. http://www.haaretz.com/news/diplomacy-defense/1.619024 FreePalestine Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miley 5,006 Posted October 3, 2014 Share Posted October 3, 2014 My country Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Echo 327 Posted October 3, 2014 Share Posted October 3, 2014 I never understood other government's not recognizing other ones. They are obviously real and not fairy tail Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azor Ahai 18,861 Posted October 3, 2014 Share Posted October 3, 2014 They are people who think Palestine is not a country? Then what is it ? A big city? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bionic 50,111 Posted October 3, 2014 Share Posted October 3, 2014 They are people who think Palestine is not a country? Then what is it ? A big city? They don't recognise its sovereignty, not its existence. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
River 127,421 Posted October 3, 2014 Share Posted October 3, 2014 Good! more pressure on netanyahu the clown. So sploosh your juice all over me you Riverboy Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erotica 34,925 Posted October 3, 2014 Share Posted October 3, 2014 Fantastic! Sweden is Poor is the man whose pleasures depend on the permission of another Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
monsterdreams 1,529 Posted October 3, 2014 Share Posted October 3, 2014 My country and Slayden coming for y'all Haters gonna need more than a flashlight for my shade Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gagaloo911 12,959 Posted October 3, 2014 Share Posted October 3, 2014 Awesome! I'm glad one country has some sense and is not letting ridiculous politics get in the way. I'm sure it will be forever before the US will recognize it tho, seeing as how we're stuck up Israel's a$$ :pumpkoons: Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janet 1,417 Posted October 3, 2014 Share Posted October 3, 2014 About time, too Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MonsterMum 2,532 Posted October 3, 2014 Share Posted October 3, 2014 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
xoxo cupcakke 4,781 Posted October 3, 2014 Share Posted October 3, 2014 About time first world countries recognize Palestine as separate from Israel. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luc 4,776 Posted October 3, 2014 Share Posted October 3, 2014 :applause: holland better hurry fast to keep its title of most liberal countrh in the worlz :grr: Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melech 9,900 Posted October 3, 2014 Share Posted October 3, 2014 Good! more pressure on netanyahu the clown. lets not Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lego 44,165 Posted October 3, 2014 Author Share Posted October 3, 2014 lets not Why not? He's Israeli, he has even more right to say that. FreePalestine Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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