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Date Posted: 07:37:16 01/26/09 Mon
Author: pastor lewis
Subject: EU, ARAB COUNTRIES CALL ON PALESTINIANS TO UNITE

EU, ARAB COUNTRIES CALL ON PALESTINIANS TO UNITE

January 26, 2009

Voice of America News reports: “European Union foreign ministers meeting with their Arab counterparts in Brussels on Sunday called for the two rival Palestinian factions to unite to negotiate a lasting peace with Israel.

The European Union foreign ministers said it was critical that the rival Hamas and Fatah political factions reconcile, so the border crossings of the Gaza Strip can be opened for humanitarian and other assistance after three weeks of conflict with Israel.

European politicians said it is essential for the Palestinians to speak with a single voice.

Gaza medics say some 1,300 Palestinians were killed and more than 5,000 were wounded during the Israeli offensive on Gaza that also killed more than a dozen Israelis, most of them soldiers. Thousands of Palestinian homes were destroyed.

European Union foreign policy chief Javier Solana leaves on Monday for the Palestinian territories, Jordan and Israel to help push for a peace in the region.

Speaking to reporters after the meeting, Solana said the EU supported Egyptian mediation efforts to cobble a cease-fire between the warring sides…”

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