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Source: http://old.news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110630/ap_on_re_eu/eu_netherlands_palestinians

Dutch Government Rejects Palestinian Statehood Plan

(AP) Mike Corder - The Dutch government Thursday rejected a Palestinian initiative to seek UN recognition of a Palestinian state in the West Bank, Gaza and east Jerusalem. After a meeting with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, Dutch Foreign Minister Uri Rosenthal rejected the idea of the Palestinian initiative going to the General Assembly. "No, it will not be supported by the Netherlands," Rosenthal said. Instead, Rosenthal called for a resumption of "direct negotiations, right now" between Israel and the Palestinians. The Netherlands sends millions in development aid each year to the Palestinian Authority.

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