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Monday, May 30, 2011

Spain to recognize Palestinian state before next september

Wafa– Fatah Central Committee member, Nabil Shaath, Monday said that the Consular General of Spain in East Jerusalem, Alfonso Portable, stressed his country’s intentions to recognize a Palestinian state before next September.

Shaath stated in a press release, after meeting Portable, that he explained the Palestinian strategy to seek full recognition of a Palestinian state after Israeli Prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu’s speech to the American congress. Read more
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