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Diplomats urge France and UK to uphold rule of law in Palestinian territories

There is growing international concern over the situation in the West Bank.
There is growing international concern over the situation in the West Bank © Ilia YEFIMOVICH / AFP

Paris (France) (AFP) – Dozens of former senior French and UK diplomats on Saturday urged their governments to work together to uphold international law in the Palestinian territories, accusing Israel of seeking to "destroy" any prospect of a viable Palestinian state.

The 102 signatories of the letter published in Le Monde included former British ambassadors to the UN Jeremy Greenstock and Emyr Jones Parry as well the former directors for the Middle East at the French foreign ministry Yves Aubin de la Messuziere and Denis Bauchard.

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