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Israel should pay heed to what the world is telling her: Make peace by sharing Jerusalem and stop warmongering by building settlements.
Halt settlements, French leader tells Israel
Jerusalem (AFP) - French President Francois Hollande on Monday demanded an end to Jewish settlement activity and told the Israeli parliament Jerusalem must one day be the capital of two states.
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He also vowed that France would not allow sanctions on Iran to be lifted without assurances Tehran has "definitively renounced" alleged plans to develop a nuclear weapons capability.
Affirming his own commitment to the two-state solution, Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called on Palestinian leader Mahmud Abbas to address Israel's parliament.
After a visit to the West Bank city of Ramallah in which Hollande made an unequivocal demand for Israel to stop building on land seized in the 1967 Six-Day War, the French leader returned to Jerusalem to drive home his message from the podium of the Knesset.
"Settlement activity must stop because it compromises the two-state solution," he told his audience, which included Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, President Shimon Peres and the 120-member parliament.
"France's position is known: a negotiated settlement, with the state of Israel and (the future state) of Palestine both having Jerusalem as capital, coexisting in peace and security."
Halt settlements, French leader tells Israel
Jerusalem (AFP) - French President Francois Hollande on Monday demanded an end to Jewish settlement activity and told the Israeli parliament Jerusalem must one day be the capital of two states.
Related Stories
France firm on Iran nuclear issue, Hollande tells Israel AFP
Palestinians committed to 9 months of peace talks Associated Press
French president vows tough Iran stance in Israel Associated Press
Kerry to visit Israel on Friday: Netanyahu AFP
French president, in West Bank, urges Israeli settlement halt Reuters
He also vowed that France would not allow sanctions on Iran to be lifted without assurances Tehran has "definitively renounced" alleged plans to develop a nuclear weapons capability.
Affirming his own commitment to the two-state solution, Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called on Palestinian leader Mahmud Abbas to address Israel's parliament.
After a visit to the West Bank city of Ramallah in which Hollande made an unequivocal demand for Israel to stop building on land seized in the 1967 Six-Day War, the French leader returned to Jerusalem to drive home his message from the podium of the Knesset.
"Settlement activity must stop because it compromises the two-state solution," he told his audience, which included Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, President Shimon Peres and the 120-member parliament.
"France's position is known: a negotiated settlement, with the state of Israel and (the future state) of Palestine both having Jerusalem as capital, coexisting in peace and security."
