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Fast Forward French Parliament Votes 2-1 for ‘Palestine’ Recognition
(JTA) — France’s parliament is calling for Palestinian statehood recognition. On Tuesday, the National Assembly voted 339 to 151 in favor of the largely symbolic motion that “invites the French government to use the recognition of the state of Palestine as an instrument to bring about a definitive resolution of the conflict.” It also says that…
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Fast Forward Should French Jews Protest ‘Palestine’ Vote?
The CRIF umbrella of French Jewish communities called on French Jews to refrain from protests against the parliament’s vote on recognition of Palestinian statehood. The nonbinding vote, which is scheduled for Tuesday at the National Assembly, prompted some 250 protesters, most of them Jewish, to demonstrate on Friday near parliament with posters reading “Hamas+Fatah=Terrorist state,”…
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Fast Forward French Jews Flock to Montreal To Build a New Life
When Dan Charbit and his wife, Gaelle Hazan, moved to Montreal from Paris two summers ago, it was meant to be a temporary fix — a year-long attempt for Charbit to reboot his stalled career as a special-effects artist in Quebec’s thriving film and television industry. They agreed to fly home if the experiment failed….
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Fast Forward Eyeing Deadline, France To Back Palestinian State If Peace Talks Fail
(Reuters) — France warned on Friday it would recognize a Palestinian state if a final international effort to overcome the impasse between Israelis and Palestinians failed, and proposed a two-year timeframe to end the conflict through a U.N.-backed resolution. Lawmakers will hold a symbolic parliamentary vote on Dec. 2 on whether the French government should recognize…
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Opinion Will France Recognize a Palestinian State?
‘Le moment venu” — when the moment is right. This has long been the default response of the French minister of foreign affairs when asked if and when his government will officially recognize the Palestinian state. Over the past few weeks, forces both domestic and foreign have brought this particular moment ever closer. But it…
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Fast Forward Sarkozy Calls for ‘No’ Vote on ‘Palestine’ Motion
Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy called on his party to vote against a motion in the French Parliament to recognize a Palestinian state. “I will fight for the Palestinians to have their state. But unilateral recognition a few days after a deadly attack and when there is no peace process? No!” Sarkozy said Tuesday at…
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Fast Forward French Minister Insists He Loves Jews
French Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve said he loves French Jewry. Cazeneuve’s statement, unusual for French politicians, was made Wednesday during a speech at a gala in Paris organized by the French Jewish Radio J station. “I feel more close to you than you can imagine, close to you. Also in my heart, through ties of…
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Fast Forward French Minister Insists: ‘I Love Jews’
French Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve said he loves French Jewry. Cazeneuve’s statement, unusual for French politicians, was made Wednesday during a speech at a gala in Paris organized by the French Jewish Radio J station. “I feel more close to you than you can imagine, close to you. Also in my heart, through ties of…
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