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Pianist and conductor Daniel Barenboim calls for formal recognition of Palestine

An 'equitable' solution is the only way to achieve security for Israel, he argues in newspaper column

December 20, 2017 09:02
Pianist and conductor Daniel Barenboim

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JC Reporter

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Pianist and conductor Daniel Barenboim has called for the formal recognition of Palestine as an independent country.

An “equitable” two-state solution is the only way for justice for the Palestinians and security for Israel, the Argentine-born Israeli wrote in a column for the German weekly Die Zeit.

“You cannot expect a compromise between two peoples who do not recognise each other,” Mr Barenboim wrote. 

“For a two-state solution, we need two states, and they are not there right now.

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