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Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas gestu

Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas [Photo: commsmea.com]

France indicates support for Palestinian UN vote

byPremium Times
November 23, 2012
2 min read

France voted in support of the Palestinians for UNESCO membership.

France on Thursday indicated it would support efforts by the Palestinians to secure a diplomatic upgrade at the UN, a decision likely to boost Palestinian efforts as it seeks greater international recognition.

Frustrated that their bid for full UN membership in 2011 failed amid U.S. opposition in the UN Security Council, Palestinians had launched a watered-down bid for recognition as a non-member state, similar to the Vatican’s UN status.

Without specifically saying which way France would vote at the UN General Assembly, French Foreign Minister, Laurent Fabius, hinted that Paris would support the Palestinians’ bid.

“I can indicate which direction we may take and one that has been taken by previous French political parties under previous governments,” Fabius told members of the French Senate.

“As far as this current government goes, I would like to remind you of the campaign pledge number 59 of the presidential candidate, now President Francois Hollande, which said that there would be an international recognition of a Palestinian state.”

The proposal, which is due to be put to vote in the General Assembly later this month, would implicitly recognise Palestinian statehood and could also grant access to bodies such as the International Criminal Court in The Hague, where the Palestinians could file complaints against Israel.

Palestinian President, Mahmoud Abbas‘ bid seems certain to win approval in any vote in the 193-nation assembly, composed mostly of post-colonial states historically sympathetic to the Palestinians.

However, Mr. Abbas is seeking approval from European powers to strengthen his case.

A French government source said Fabius’s comment, while short of being explicit, was intended to reflect the fact that France was leaning toward voting in support of the status being sought by the Palestinians.

The U.S. said Palestinian statehood must be achieved by negotiation and had called on Mr. Abbas to return to peace talks that collapsed in 2010 over Israeli settlement construction in the occupied West Bank.

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Washington could block full recognition of Palestine as a UN member at the Security Council, where it has a veto, but has no hold over the General Assembly.

Until now Fabius had refused to tip his hand on the matter, citing the negative implications it could have on peace negotiations.

During a visit by Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu on October 31, French President, Francois Hollande, said he regretted “the temptation of the Palestinian Authority to go to the General Assembly to get what it couldn’t through negotiations”.

Mr. Fabius was speaking after meeting Mr. Abbas last weekend amid attempts to secure a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas in their Gaza conflict.

In spite of the violence, the Palestinian leader said he would push ahead with plans for a vote at the UN.

Mr. Abbas’s proposal comes at a time when peace negotiations with Israel have hit a wall over Israel’s refusal to halt settlement building in territories where the Palestinians want for their state.

“France is a friend of Israel and of the Palestinian people, and it is defending peace which means the security of Israel and the right of the Palestinians to have a viable democratic and peaceful state,” Mr. Fabius said.

Under former President Nicolas Sarkozy, France had promised to support Mr. Abbas if he opted for the upgrade option.

Mr. Sarkozy’s government broke from its closest allies in 2011 voting in favour of giving the Palestinians full membership of the UN’s cultural agency UNESCO.

Reuters/NAN

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