{"id":2156,"date":"2010-12-07T15:12:15","date_gmt":"2010-12-07T12:12:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/icahd.fi\/?p=2156"},"modified":"2010-12-07T15:12:15","modified_gmt":"2010-12-07T12:12:15","slug":"argentina-palestine-is-free-and-independent-state-the-washington-post-6-12-2010","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.icahd.fi\/en\/argentina-palestine-is-free-and-independent-state-the-washington-post-6-12-2010\/","title":{"rendered":"Argentina: Palestine is free and independent state (The Washington Post 6.12.2010)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p><span style=\"color: #515151;\"><strong>Kommentti ::<\/strong> &#8221;It is really symbolic but it is important because the more countries     that recognize the Palestinian state, the more pressure this will put   on   countries that are hesitant and on the peace process. If Israel   keeps   refusing to recognize the Palestinian state when other countries   do,   this will make a difference,&#8221; Malki said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #515151;\">(<em>Katso Israelin vastaus <\/em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.france24.com\/en\/20101206-israel-regrets-argentina-recognition-independent-palestine-us\">t\u00e4\u00e4lt\u00e4<\/a><\/span><em>:<\/em> &#8221;Israel  called the announcement by Buenos Aires &#8221;regrettable&#8221; and said it  went  against an Israeli-Palestinian agreement that such a state should  only  be recognized with Israeli approval. &#8230; Israeli Foreign Minister  Avigdor Lieberman said Monday he did &#8221;not see any reason&#8221; to extend the  settlement freeze.&#8221;)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div><!--more--><\/div>\n<div>BUENOS AIRES, Argentina &#8212; Argentina announced Monday that it   recognizes  the Palestinian territories as a free and independent state   within  their 1967 borders, a step it said reflects frustration at the   slow  progress of peace talks with <a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/wp-srv\/world\/countries\/israel.html?nav=el\">Israel<\/a>.<\/div>\n<p>President Cristina Fernandez informed Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas of the decision, which follows a similar move by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/wp-srv\/world\/countries\/brazil.html?nav=el\">Brazil<\/a>, Argentine Foreign Minister Hector Timerman said.<\/p>\n<p>Argentina is &#8221;deeply frustrated&#8221; that the goals of the 1991 peace   talks  in Madrid and the Oslo Accords of 1993 still have not been   reached,  Timerman said. &#8221;The time has come to recognize Palestine as a   free and  independent state,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<p>He stressed that Argentina also &#8221;ratifies its irrevocable position in    favor of the right of Israel to be recognized by everyone and to live   in  peace and security within its borders.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Argentina has a deep interest in seeing Israelis and Palestinians   agree  to a deep and lasting peace in the Middle East, Timerman said.    &#8221;Argentina&#8217;s decision to recognize the Palestine state is based in the    desire of its authorities to favor the process of negotiation aimed at    ending the conflict.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Palestinian Foreign Minister Riad Malki rejoiced at Argentina&#8217;s    decision, which comes three days after Brazil&#8217;s recognition. He told The    Associated Press on Monday that he expects Uruguay and Paraguay to    recognize Palestinian statehood in the next few days, followed by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/wp-srv\/world\/countries\/bolivia.html?nav=el\">Bolivia<\/a> and Ecuador.<\/p>\n<p>&#8221;It is really symbolic but it is important because the more countries    that recognize the Palestinian state, the more pressure this will put   on  countries that are hesitant and on the peace process. If Israel   keeps  refusing to recognize the Palestinian state when other countries   do,  this will make a difference,&#8221; Malki said.<\/p>\n<p>Timerman said &#8221;it&#8217;s important to note that this Argentine recognition    adds to that of more than a hundred states, and reflects a growing    consensus in the international community about the status of Palestine    and the general interest in achieving decisive advances in the peace    process.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The Palestinian Authority opened a diplomatic mission in Buenos Aires   in  1996 and in 2008 Argentina installed a representative in Ramallah,   the  West Bank. In November 2009, Abbas visited with Fernandez in   Argentina.<\/p>\n<p>Malki &#8211; who had met personally with Argentina&#8217;s president to   encourage  recognition &#8211; said the authority has been focusing on Latin   America.<\/p>\n<p>&#8221;Other countries still have doubts and we are seeing how to convince them to recognize the Palestinian state,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<p>&#8212;<\/p>\n<p>Associated Press Writer Ben Hubbard in Jerusalem contributed to this story<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kommentti :: &#8221;It is really symbolic but it is important because the more countries that recognize the Palestinian state, the more pressure this will put on countries that are hesitant and on the peace process. If Israel keeps refusing to recognize the Palestinian state when other countries do, this will make a difference,&#8221; Malki said. 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