France, Britain, Sweden, Spain Summon Ambassasdors from Israel

Four European nations summoned their Israeli ambassadors home in an effort to denounce Israel’s latest settlement push outside of Jerusalem, report Amy Tiebel and Lori Hinnant of Salon. “We’ve been expecting this kind of behavior for a long time,” Nabil Shaath, a senior Palestinian official, said. “For this to come from France and England is very beneficial to us. We highly appreciate it and we are hoping the U.S. will follow their lead.”

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