EU Moving Closer to Recognition of “palestine”

With the world lining up against Israel, the nation is in desperate need of strong Zionist leadership to stand against the coming onslaught. Israel is wasting its time and resources in lobbying Europe since the continent is firmly in the clutches of the jihadis and permanently hostile to Israel. Europe is hopelessly lost and should simply be treated as the irrelevancy that it has become. Notice the stories about Israel chosen to be featured to the right of the article.

EU to boost status of Palestinian diplomats

Britain is preparing to confer diplomatic status on the Palestinian delegation in London for the first time, renewing fears in Israel that Europe is moving closer to recognising and independent Palestinian state.

By Adrian Blomfield, Gaza City, The Telegraph

The Foreign Office confirmed it was studying a proposal that would see Palestinian “general delegations” upgraded to “diplomatic missions” in a number of European capitals.

Coming just weeks after the collapse of direct peace negotiations between Israel and the Palestinian leadership, the move was immediately denounced by the Israeli government, which accused Britain and its European allies of undermining the peace process.

“This is really sending the wrong message and I think the Europeans should worry about the consequences of this,” said Yigal Palmor, a spokesman for the Israeli foreign ministry. “This will certainly not encourage the Palestinians to return to direct talks.”

Although the change of status is largely symbolic, and stops short of recognising Palestinian missions as fully fledged embassies, Israel has launched a major lobbying campaign to stop the move out of fear of what it could lead to.

Following the collapse of the peace talks after Israel’s refusal to halt Jewish settlement construction in the West Bank, the Palestinian leadership has stepped up its efforts to win European recognition for a state on land occupied by Israel in 1967.

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