(Ha'aretz) Shlomo Shamir - EU countries foiled a PLO initiative to challenge Israel's credentials at the UN. EU representatives told PLO Ambassador Nasser al-Kidwa that exploiting the routine votes on country credentials crossed "a red line." French Foreign Minister Dominique de Villepin ordered the French delegation to oppose the PLO legation's resolution, and the legation said it would not seek a vote at this stage. Israeli Ambassador Danny Gillerman said, "the Palestinian failure to challenge Israel's credentials is a victory for Israeli foreign policy."
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