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West Bank conference scrapped after Israel bars envoys
Source: Reuters
West Bank conference scrapped after Israel bars envoys
By Noah Browning
RAMALLAH, West Bank | Sun Aug 5, 2012 12:32pm EDT
(Reuters) - A meeting of international envoys due to be held in the West Bank to show support for the Palestinian leadership was scrapped on Sunday after Israel refused to admit attendees from four countries, Palestinian officials said.
The meeting involved high-level representatives from the Non-Aligned Movement, a group of states that aims to represent the interests of the developing world.
They were due to sign a declaration backing the Palestinians ahead of their fresh campaign to win recognition as a state at the United Nations next month.
Israel barred the foreign ministers of Malaysia and Indonesia along with ambassadors from Cuba and Bangladesh on the grounds the four countries do not recognize the Jewish state.
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By Noah Browning
RAMALLAH, West Bank | Sun Aug 5, 2012 12:32pm EDT
(Reuters) - A meeting of international envoys due to be held in the West Bank to show support for the Palestinian leadership was scrapped on Sunday after Israel refused to admit attendees from four countries, Palestinian officials said.
The meeting involved high-level representatives from the Non-Aligned Movement, a group of states that aims to represent the interests of the developing world.
They were due to sign a declaration backing the Palestinians ahead of their fresh campaign to win recognition as a state at the United Nations next month.
Israel barred the foreign ministers of Malaysia and Indonesia along with ambassadors from Cuba and Bangladesh on the grounds the four countries do not recognize the Jewish state.
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Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/08/05/us-israel-palestinians-summit-idUSBRE8740EP20120805