UK Defies 70 Nations to Defend Israel, Refuses to Sign Paris Summit Statement

Abra Forman : Jan 17, 2017
Breaking Israel News

The statement also referenced the inauguration of Donald Trump, arguing that the timing of the conference "just days before the transition to a new American President" rendered moot any agreement, of which the US would eventually be the "ultimate guarantor."

[Breaking Israel News] The United Kingdom defied the anti-Israel sentiment coursing through Sunday's "peace" summit in Paris by criticizing the conference as detrimental to Israel's interests and refusing to sign a joint statement issued after the summit which called for a two-state solution. (Photo: Shutterstock/via BIN)

In a statement released by the UK's Foreign Office, UK officials said they had had "particular reservations about an international conference intended to advance peace between the parties that does not involve them," referring to the blatant lack of representatives from Israel or the Palestinian contingent.

The statement also referenced the inauguration of Donald Trump, arguing that the timing of the conference "just days before the transition to a new American President" rendered moot any agreement, of which the US would eventually be the "ultimate guarantor."

Essentially, the conference would "harden positions" of Palestinian negotiators rather than encourage conditions for peace...

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