European nations consider recognizing palestinian state

"Wall Street Journal" newspaper, the US said Saturday, citing US and European senior officials, saying that European countries is one of the closest allies of Washington "threatening" by following the steps of Sweden in the recognition of a Palestinian state, unless they are taking steps to revive the peace process in the Middle East. The newspaper added that this principled positions in some European capitals, would put US President Barack Obama's administration in a quandary diplomat, reflecting its special relationship strained with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, as that would contribute to the "spring of the talks, which the United States led the collapse Israelis and Palestinians. " It quoted a senior European official as saying, "We will not wait forever," he said, adding that other European countries are preparing to follow the steps of Sweden. " The newspaper said that Washington and European countries also deliberated push in the United Nations efforts to accommodate the Palestinians call for the establishment of an independent state, perhaps through a vote at the Security Council. The paper that senior European officials -mn including French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabios- stated that their governments will recognize eventual Palestinian state if the stalled peace process. The Wall Street Journal also reported statements Irish Foreign Minister Charlie Flanagan, in which he emphasized that his country would "intensify its support for the establishment of an independent Palestinian state." It is noteworthy that the British House of Commons voted overwhelmingly on a memorandum calling on the government to recognize the state of Palestine. Wallström: The land of Palestine and the people and the government, which calls for recognition as a state (the island-archive) Recognition Sweden Sweden was officially announced its recognition of the State of Palestine on the thirtieth of October / October last, has described the decision historic, Palestinians, while condemned by Israel, describing it as unfortunate. In the first step of its kind taken by a member of the European Union state, Swedish Foreign Minister Margot Wallström said that the Palestine land and people and the government, which calls for recognition as a state under international law, and said that her government believes that the right of self-determination for the Palestinians is the motivation behind the move, regardless of the lack of full control of the land. European countries and strongly opposes Israeli settlement policy in the occupied Palestinian territories, and the European Union have repeatedly criticized the building or expansion of settlements in the West Bank and occupied Jerusalem. It is noteworthy that Washington responded to the declaration of the Swedish government earlier this month its intention to recognize the state of Palestine as "premature", the United States and invoke that any official recognition of the State of Palestine adversely affect the international efforts to reach a comprehensive settlement of the Palestinian issue. Source: Wall Street Journal