France: No peace unless 'Palestinians' recognize Israel as a Jewish state

In a surprising move, the government of French President Nicolas Sarkozy admitted last week that there will be no peace in the Middle East unless the 'Palestinians' recognize Israel as a Jewish state. Sarkozy's foreign minister, Alain Juppe, publicly stated: "There will be no solution to the conflict in the Middle East without recognition of two nation-states for two people," including "the