Sarkozy Wants Israel to Share Jerusalem

"There cannot be peace without an immediate and complete halt to settlement," [Sarkozy] said. "There cannot be peace without recognition of Jerusalem as the capital of two states and the guarantee of free access to the holy places for all religions." The Guardian

Wrong, wrong and wrong on all counts. There cannot be peace until all the arab countries recognize Israel's right to exist. There cannot be peace until the palestinians stop firing rockets to and from civilian populations. Finally there cannot be peace until the arabs teach their kids to love their neighbours instead of teaching them hatred.

The French president, Nicolas Sarkozy told Israel today to share sovereignty over Jerusalem with the Palestinians and to stop building settlements in the occupied territories.

In an address to the Israeli parliament, or Knesset, Sarkozy also promised France's support in helping to halt Iran's nuclear programme and he praised Israel's democracy, comments for which he won applause.

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Sarkozy also called on the Palestinians to do more to tackle militant violence, one of their main roadmap requirements.

The French leader also promised Israel diplomatic support to counter Iran's nuclear ambitions. "France is determined to pursue, with its partners, a policy of progressively tougher sanctions," he said. "An Iran equipped with nuclear weapons is unacceptable for my country."