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Arab League declares ‘total rejection’ of Jewish state recognition

The Arab League announced on Wednesday its full backing of a Palestinian refusal to meet Israel\'s demand to be recognized as a Jewish state, a condition Jerusalem says it requires for peace.
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March 26, 2014

The Arab League announced on Wednesday its full backing of a Palestinian refusal to meet Israel's demand to be recognized as a Jewish state, a condition Jerusalem says it requires for peace.

“We express our total rejection of the call to consider Israel as a Jewish state,” read a statement from the final day of the Arab summit in Kuwait.

Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu has reiterated the call for the Palestinians to recognize the Jewish character of Israel as a requirement for a peace agreement.

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