Luxembourg upgrades Palestinian mission to embassy status

[Jefferson23]

Saturday, 14 February 2015


Asselborn condemned Israel for freezing the payment of tax revenues owed to the PA after Abbas's decision to pursue membership of the ICC

Luxembourg's Foreign Minister, Jean Asselborn, announced on Friday that his country has upgraded Palestine's representation in the country to embassy status, Luxembourg Wort has reported. Asselborn announced the decision in a press conference held jointly with Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas, who was on a one-day visit for talks with leading politicians.

Luxembourg has long been in favour of the two-state solution as a way to solve the Palestine-Israel conflict. The foreign minister has spoken out repeatedly against Israel's illegal settlement policies. He expressed his hope that peace talks will resume in 2015, saying that silence between the two countries could help feed hate and terrorism.

Asselborn also condemned Israel for freezing the payment of tax revenues owed to the PA after Abbas's decision to pursue membership of the International Criminal Court. "The destabilisation of Palestinian authorities by way of budgetary restrictions cannot be in anyone's interest, and especially not Israel's," he insisted.

International human rights violations at the hands of Israel need to be stopped, added Asselborn. He called on the UN Security Council to set out a roadmap for peace and two-state solution talks.

https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/news/europe/16975-luxembourg-upgrades-palestinian-mission-to-embassy-status

[azurnoir]

1. Good news thank you for posting

[Jefferson23]

2. Yep.

and Happy Valentines Day, azurnoir

[R. Daneel Olivaw]

3. Luxembourg? Never heard of them. I've heard of France, but not Luxembourg.

But honestly folks. Good.

BDS is growing, no matter what you want to call it, and the hasbarists are getting worried.

[King_David]

4. Your post makes no sense

WTF has it to do with BDS ?

I don't think you grasp the basics of this conflict .

PM me I'll give you some learning suggestions if you want.

[R. Daneel Olivaw]

5. Satire is usually lost on non-liberals, dave.

You don't need to PM me for the definition. Here it is.

sat·ire
noun

1. the use of humor, irony, exaggeration, or ridicule to expose and criticize people's stupidity or vices, particularly in the context of contemporary politics and other topical issues.

[King_David]

6. I am most definitely a liberal

Hence I know satire and that was not it.

You honestly think 1 issue people adopting another people's cause exclusively and making it there number one life issue makes one a liberal ?

That's too funny .

( there's plenty examples of extremist right wingers who do that)

[R. Daneel Olivaw]

7. What kind of liberal, dave. There is conservative liberalism, Neoliberalism and others.

You really didn't specify.