French MPs back motion to recognise Palestine

Deputies in the French parliament (National Assembly) voted on the 2 December 2014 in favour of recognising the state of Palestine in a highly symbolic motion. The motion was not binding on the French government. Israel immediately warned that the vote would harm the peace process.

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ESO: Background information: EU parliament to vote on Palestine statehood / Danish parliament to vote on Palestine recognition / Israel warns France of 'grave mistake' http://www.europeansources.info/record/eu-parliament-to-vote-on-palestine-statehood-danish-parliament-to-vote-on-palestine-recognition-israel-warns-france-of-grave-mistake/

France24, 02.12.14: Ramallah welcomes French vote on Palestinian statehood http://www.france24.com/en/20141201-video-france-palestine-vote-ramallah-reaction/

BBC News, 02.12.14: French MPs vote in favour of Palestinian state http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-30297859

The Guardian, 02.12.14: French National Assembly votes for government to recognise Palestine http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/dec/02/french-national-assembly-votes-for-government-to-recognise-palestine

France24, 02.12.14: French legislators vote in favour of recognising Palestinian state http://www.france24.com/en/20141202-french-legislators-pass-symbolic-motion-recognise-palestine-state/

EUObserver, 03.12.14: French MPs back Palestine recognition, get 2016 deadline http://euobserver.com/foreign/126767

Deutsche Welle, 02.12.14: French MPs vote to recognize Palestine as a state http://www.dw.de/french-mps-vote-to-recognize-palestine-as-a-state/a-18106318?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf

Le Croix, 02.12.14: Recognising Palestine won't help peace (via Euro|Topics) http://www.eurotopics.net/en/home/presseschau/archiv/aehnliche/archiv_article/ARTICLE154715-Recognising-Palestine-won-t-help-peace?EURO=b14b10a27a193b416af3d8ce8442aff1

EurActiv, 03.12.14: French parliament votes for recognition of Palestinian state http://www.euractiv.com/sections/global-europe/french-parliament-votes-recognition-palestinian-state-310543

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