Saturday, May 28, 2011

Many Top Israelis Support a Palestinian Ind. State; Call on European Leaders to Recognize It in Sept.

The Asia News website reports today (May 28, 2011) that a dozen prominent Israelis have signed an appeal to European leaders to support its request to recognize an independent Palestinian state -- based on the 1967 borders -- when it is presented in September at the United Nations.

Among the signatories are the former chairman of the Knesset, Avraham Burg; a former director general of the Foreign Ministry, Alon Liel; former head of the Civil Service Commission, Itzhak Galnoor; and Ilan Baruch, former ambassador to the U.S., South Africa, and the Philippines.

Among the intellectuals are Nobel laureate Professor Daniel Kahneman; former president of the Israeli Academy of Sciences Menahem Yaari; and other authors and scholars of international renown.

The petitioners state that the recognition of a Palestinian state "is not only a right but also a positive step and constructively for the benefit of both nations."

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