French MPs recognise Palestine as state
- 10 years ago
French lawmakers have voted 339 to 151 in favour of a symbolic motion to recognise Palestine as a state.
While the vote is non-binding, Paris has in the past already made known that it plans to recognise a Palestinian nation "when the time comes", arguing that a two-state solution to the Middle East conflict logically implies recognition of Palestine.
Al Jazeera's Mohammed Adow reports from Paris.
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While the vote is non-binding, Paris has in the past already made known that it plans to recognise a Palestinian nation "when the time comes", arguing that a two-state solution to the Middle East conflict logically implies recognition of Palestine.
Al Jazeera's Mohammed Adow reports from Paris.
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