Palestinians Ask Europe To Recognize Them As a State

Palestinians have now asked for Europe to recognize them as a state, 1967 borders.

Wow, do these folks have a lot of nerve or what?

Palestinian officials said Thursday that they had asked the consuls general of France, Britain, Sweden and Denmark as well as the European Union envoy to the peace process to recognize the 1967 borders between Israel and "Palestine."

The EU has said it will recognize a Palestinian state "when appropriate," but that negotiations are the only way to peace.

Meanwhile, Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu and the seven member ministerial forum known as the 'Septet' were set to meet Thursday morning to discuss the return to indirect proximity peace talks between Israel and the PA proposed by US Middle East envoy George Mitchell.

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