Brazil Recognizes Palestine
In a public letter addressed to Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas on Friday, the outgoing and popular Brazilian president, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, has formally recognized Palestine as an independent state within its 1967 borders. Meanwhile Israel is pissed, claiming Brazil’s decision was disappointing an problematic to the peace deal negotiations currently at hand. —JCL Al-Jazeera English: Israel has expressed disappointment at Brazil’s decision to recognise a Palestinian state within the 1967 borders, saying it flew in the face of efforts to negotiate a peace deal. In a public letter addressed to Mahmoud Abbas, the Palestinian president, on Friday, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, the Brazilian president, recognised Palestine as an independent state within the 1967 borders. The decision came in response to a personal request made by Abbas on November 24, according to the letter published on the foreign ministry’s website on Friday. Read more Related Entries December 4, 2010 Lebanon Gave Israel Tips on Fighting Hezbollah November 29, 2010 Iran Casts Suspicions After Bomb Attacks
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Brazil Recognizes Palestine
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