Israel has rejected the idea of foreign countries recognizing a Palestinian state, after France suggested the recognition could soon take place.
“Imposing this kind of semblance of a partial solution from outside goes against the very idea of peace,” AFP quoted a senior Israeli official as saying on condition of anonymity.
The remarks came after French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner said on Saturday that a Palestinian state could soon be recognized even before negotiating its borders.
“The issue before us at the moment is the building of a reality: France is training Palestinian police, businesses are being created in the West Bank,” Kouchner told the French newspaper the Journal du Dimanche.
“It follows that one can envision the proclamation soon of a Palestinian state, and its immediate recognition by the international community, even before negotiating its borders,” he added.
Related articles: