Tuesday, December 8, 2009

EU urges Israel to share Jerusalem

The European Union on Tuesday urged Israel to share Jerusalem with the Palestinians as part of a Middle East peace agreement and make the holy city the capital of two states.

Reaffirming a position which the current Israeli government rejects, EU foreign ministers said genuine peace needs the resolution of the status of Jerusalem through negotiation.

Rejecting Israel's annexation of the eastern half of the city, their statement said the EU would "not recognize any changes to the pre-1967 borders including with regard to Jerusalem, other than those agreed by the parties."

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