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French MPs call for vote on recognition of Palestine
Move follows recognition of Palestinian state by Sweden and similar vote in the British parliament.By Haaretz | Nov. 5, 2014
French Socialist lawmakers are preparing a parliamentary motion calling on the government to recognize Palestine as a state, according to sources quoted by AFP.
British MPs passed a similar vote last month and Sweden officially recognized Palestine last week.
"The [National] Assembly asks the French government to use recognition of the state of Palestine as an instrument to obtain a final settlement of the conflict," reads the provisional motion seen by AFP.
While approval of the motion it is unlikely to change government policy in the short term, it would be of great symbolic significance. The vote in the lower house could take place within weeks, according to the sources.
http://www.haaretz.com/news/diplomacy-defense/1.624805