Spain, France and Italy have unveiled a Middle East peace plan amid frustration over the latest developments between Israelis and Palestinians, with London surprised by the initiative and Israel rejecting it immediately.
Spanish prime minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero, who pushed the initiative, announced the five-point plan at a meeting with the French president Jacques Chirac in the Catalan city of Girona on Thursday (16 November).
"We cannot remain impassive in the face of ...
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