French Foreign Ministry: Jerusalem is capital for two states

By JPOST.COM STAFF
One day after Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu vowed never to divide Jerusalem, and pledged to keep the capital united under Israeli sovereignty, the French harshly condemned the comments, insisting instead that Jerusalem be a capital shared by the Palestinians and Israel. "The declaration which the Israeli prime minister issued yesterday derives from prejudice regarding the final status agreement," Foreign Ministry spokesman Frederic Desagneaux said on Friday. "In the eyes of France, Jerusalem needs to turns into a capital for two states," he continued, emphasizing that French President Nicholas Sarkozy made the same point last year. "Activities like destroying Palestinian houses and expulsion of Arab citizens encourages violence," the spokesperson said. "They are unacceptable, and against international law."