acockasian Posted May 14, 2015 Report Share Posted May 14, 2015 It seems like the Vatican doing this means more than many countries doing it! Vatican officially recognizes Palestine, while Israel fumes The Vatican has become the latest country to recognize the state of Palestine, after a new treaty was finalized on Wednesday. Unsurprisingly Israel has hit out at the move, saying that it damages prospects for peace in the region. The treaty, which was agreed, though has yet to be formally signed states the Vatican has switched its diplomatic allegiance from the Palestinian Liberation Organization to the state of Palestine. It was finalized days before the Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas is due to visit Pope Francis. Abbas is traveling to the Vatican to attend the canonization of four new saints by the Pope, two of which are Palestinian nuns. The move to grant them sainthood has been described as a "sign of hope" for the region by the Latin patriarch of Jerusalem, Fouad Twal, Vatican Insider reports. ..............................................................http://rt.com/news/258297-vatican-palestine-state-recognize/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flashermac Posted May 14, 2015 Report Share Posted May 14, 2015 When will the Vatican recognise Tibet? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
radioman Posted May 14, 2015 Report Share Posted May 14, 2015 The unsurprising Israeli comment has me perplexed. Maybe I can become more informed through this learned channel. Which specific prospects for peace are damaged? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pasathai1 Posted May 14, 2015 Report Share Posted May 14, 2015 the mid east seems to be run or populated by backwards savages that just can't get along. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dexi Posted May 14, 2015 Report Share Posted May 14, 2015 Quite fitting,in a way,because once the Israelis have finished building their settlements on Palestinian land,any state which is formed will be about the same size as the Vatican City Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
My Penis is hungry Posted May 15, 2015 Report Share Posted May 15, 2015 Oddly very few people recognise the pains inflicted upon palastinian catholics, I know a few who've been forced to move, and Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flashermac Posted May 15, 2015 Report Share Posted May 15, 2015 The Christians in the area get treated badly by all sides. (Hamas destroyed the churches in Gaza and tried to force the Christians to convert to Islam.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pasathai1 Posted May 19, 2015 Report Share Posted May 19, 2015 the whole region ( gene pool) seems to produce a larger than average number of sociopaths Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
acockasian Posted May 22, 2015 Author Report Share Posted May 22, 2015 The unsurprising Israeli comment has me perplexed. Maybe I can become more informed through this learned channel. Which specific prospects for peace are damaged? “Prospect for peace†means that U.S. foreign aid needs to increase each year. After 99% of Palestinians are dead or gone the last five or six appear in a video thanking the Israeli soldiers for fighting the terrorists. After the video their house is given to a family from Moldava or Ukraine. Then they have to leave. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unit731 Posted May 23, 2015 Report Share Posted May 23, 2015 When they bombed some university/school in Gaza - the Western press went nuts. Later it came out that some of the classes being taught were . . . . wait for it . . . "Bomb Making". Gotta love those university "students". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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