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Paris v. unified Jerusalem

12/30/2012 14:49 By SHLOMO SLONIM

According to the French, threats to peace negotiations come from a complete and unified Jerusalem.

Photo by: Marc Israel Sellem/The Jerusalem Post

A recent headline in The Jerusalem Post from Paris read, “Settlement projects call into question Israel’s commitment to peace.” The French note went on to criticize the creation of new housing units in Jerusalem, saying that this move was “illegal” and “threatens the state solution whereby Jerusalem is destined to become the capital of both Israel and Palestine.” An astonishing statement for various reasons, the French prove themselves ignorant and hypocritical in their flip-flop stance towards the Jewish state.

First, it seems that the French Foreign Ministry is waking up only now that Israel has its own construction program in Jerusalem when in fact, that program began after the Six Day War in 1967. Secondly, sovereign Paris is apparently telling sovereign Jerusalem that it must allow itself to be divided. Jerusalem, it should be noted, was the capital of Israel centuries before Paris was even a dot on the map. Thirdly, Paris unilaterally asserts that Israel’s construction program is “illegal.” Of course, Israel has its own unilateral viewpoint declaring that its position is fully consistent with international law and that it has sovereign rights in Jerusalem superior to those of any other entity.

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Paris v. unified Jerusalem

According to the French, threats to peace negotiations come from a complete and unified Jerusalem.

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