French FM: Recognition of ‘Palestine’ in 2016 if talks fail At a debate on a motion favoring immediate recognition, Laurent Fabius said more time is needed for restarting negotiations.
Holland’s ‘idealist’ foreign minister gets real on Palestine Coming from a person who describes himself as intentionally naive, Bert Koenders’ pragmatic take on recognition surprised many.
Recognizing Palestine wouldn’t promote peace, Dutch FM says No reason to mimic Sweden, Bert Koenders tells his parliament, because recognition doesn’t help restart negotiations.