Neuro
29th November 2012, 04:39 AM
Well not really. But at least abstains from voting on Palestinian statehood:
Germany and the Czech Republic have announced they will abstain in a vote on the upgrading of the status of Palestine at the UN, while they were largely expected to vote against the bid.
German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle said in a statement on Thursday that Berlin decided to abstain in the vote, which would upgrade Palestine’s status at the UN from “observer entity” to “observer state.”
"We did not take this decision lightly. Germany shares the goal of a Palestinian state. We have campaigned for this in many ways... but the decisive steps towards real statehood can only be the result of negotiations between Israelis and Palestinians," he said.
http://www.presstv.ir/detail/2012/11/29/275175/israel-allies-to-abstain-in-un-vote/
Germany and the Czech Republic have announced they will abstain in a vote on the upgrading of the status of Palestine at the UN, while they were largely expected to vote against the bid.
German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle said in a statement on Thursday that Berlin decided to abstain in the vote, which would upgrade Palestine’s status at the UN from “observer entity” to “observer state.”
"We did not take this decision lightly. Germany shares the goal of a Palestinian state. We have campaigned for this in many ways... but the decisive steps towards real statehood can only be the result of negotiations between Israelis and Palestinians," he said.
http://www.presstv.ir/detail/2012/11/29/275175/israel-allies-to-abstain-in-un-vote/