Epsilon Delta
Jedi Master
We heard last week of the United States raising the diplomatic level of the Palestinian mission in Washington. This week, the David Cameron condemned the Gaza blockade and France also followed suit by upgrading the Palestinian delegation to a mission, and their "general delegate" to Ambassador. Who will be Next?
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/07/28/world/middleeast/28britain.html
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/07/27/world/europe/27briefs-PALESTINIAN.html
Small steps, but hopeful ones.
New York Times said:LONDON Prime Minister David Cameron on Tuesday condemned the partial Israeli blockade of Gaza, describing Gaza as a prison camp.
In a speech to a business audience in Turkey, Mr. Cameron urged Turkey and Israel not to give up on their friendship.
But he described the May 31 Israeli military attack on a Turkish aid ship bound for Gaza, which killed nine Turkish citizens, as completely unacceptable, and he urged Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel to ensure a swift, transparent and rigorous Israeli inquiry into the attack.
Using unusually blunt language for a British prime minister speaking about Arab-Israeli tensions, Mr. Cameron added: Let me also be clear that the situation in Gaza has to change. Humanitarian goods and people must flow in both directions. Gaza cannot and must not be allowed to remain a prison camp.
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/07/28/world/middleeast/28britain.html
New York Times said:France is raising the diplomatic status of the Palestinian Authority in a move aimed at giving the Palestinians more legitimacy as they push for an independent state, Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner said Monday. The Palestinians have been represented by a delegation, led by a general delegate. Mr. Kouchner, left, said in a statement they would now have a mission led by an ambassador.
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/07/27/world/europe/27briefs-PALESTINIAN.html
Small steps, but hopeful ones.