US takes EU line on final borders in Israel

EUObserver reported that US President Barack Obama said in a major speech on the 19 May 2011 that future Israeli-Palestinian borders should be based on lines established before the 1967 war, bringing US policy closer in line with the EU position on the conflict.

ESO: Background information: EU and US react to Israeli killings on border fence http://www.europeansources.info/record/eu-and-us-react-to-israeli-killings-on-border-fence/

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