Seven ambassadors attend event celebrating J'lem reunification - Haaretz

Last update - 02:17 15/05/2007

Seven ambassadors attend event celebrating J'lem reunification

By Shahar Ilan, Haaretz Correspondent

Only seven ambassadors attended the festive gathering at the Knesset Monday, celebrating 40 years of Jerusalem's reunification. In attendance were the ambassadors of Georgia, Nigeria, Ethiopia, Cameroon, Congo, the Ivory Coast and Honduras.

The ambassadors of European Union members, the United States and most other countries represented in Israel boycotted the event because they do not recognize the legitimacy of a unified Jerusalem.

Also absent was the chairman of Meretz, MK Yossi Beilin, and MKs from Arab parties. Beilin said that "I did not want to lie to myself and participate in this strange event honoring the unification of Jerusalem, which never took place."

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There was a debate within Meretz over whether to boycott or participate in the event (MKs Zahava Gal-On and Haim Oron took part), and the party protested that it had not been given the opportunity to express its views on the unification question.

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4.	Jerusalem reunification	04:41	\|	Moshe Levy	15/05/07

5.	It`s an outrage!	04:49	\|	Nechama	15/05/07

6.	Well Then...	04:52	\|	Yosemite	15/05/07

7.	COWARDS ON PARADE	05:10	\|	Connie	15/05/07

8.	Beilin and Bishara	06:51	\|	Harry	15/05/07

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10.	Bibi and King David	06:56	\|	Rowan Berkeley	15/05/07

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