Friday, January 28, 2011

Paraguay Is Latest Nation to Recognize Palestine; Israel Foresees US Pressure for a Palestinian State

The Jerusalem Post website reports today (January 28, 2011) that Paraguay has joined a string of South American nations in recognizing an independent Palestinian state.

A declaration from the government of Paraguayan President Fernando Lugo today also recognizes Palestine's borders predating the 1967 Six-Day War.

Argentina, Brazil, Bolivia, Ecuador, Chile, Uruguay, and Peru have already recognized a sovereign Palestine.

Israel fears that Spain, Belgium, Ireland, and the Scandinavian countries will be next in recognizing an independent Palestinian state.

Jerusalem officials estimated that Europe would then be used as a leverage tool by the US to place pressure on Israel to allow a Palestinian state to be established.

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