Pro-Palestinian list in european election
DE PAUS - 08.05.2004 09:09
Pro-Palestinian list to run in French European elections
07.05.2004 - 09:59 CET
Pro-Palestinian list to run in French European elections
"Peace in Palestine is our concern", says Christophe Oberlin, head of the 'Euro-Palestine' party (Photo: thesetides.com)
The green, white, red and black of Palestine will be on display at next month's European Elections, when a pro-Palestinian party will seek election.
The new 'Euro-Palestine' party has been set up and may contend seats in up to three French constituencies "Peace in Palestine is our concern", Christophe Oberlin, who heads the group in Ile-de-France told Liberation. "60 percent of Europeans think that Israel is the greatest threat to World peace", he added referring to a recent Eurobarometer poll set up by the European Commission. Mr Oberlin, a Parisian surgeon aged 52, witnessed the conflict when travelling on missions in Gaza. However, his previous political experience is limited to a mandate at a local municipality of Paris, where he was elected for the Socialist Party The formation of the group is being taken as a sign of the strong sentiments among French people over the Mid-East conflict.
 http://www.euobserver.com/index.phtml?aid=15533
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