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Wed 12 Dec 2009Israel rejects EU advocacy of Jerusalem as shared capital
SWEDEN’S EU presidency has proposed a division of Jerusalem in any peace accord between Israel and the Palestinians, prompting a frosty response from Israel’s foreign ministry.
In a document circulated to EU foreign ministers, Sweden explicitly says East Jerusalem should be the capital of an independent Palestinian state as part of a two-state solution to the stalemate in the Middle East peace process.
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