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Leila Shahid, General Delegate of Palestine to the EU

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Ahead of a vote on Palestinian statehood which is expected to take place later this month at the United Nations, Leila Shahid, general delegate of Palestine to the European Union, explains why the Palestinians are going to the UN despite US President Barack Obama’s strong opposition.

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Leila Shahid interview

by Anonyme - 14/09/2011 - 17:34

Dear Mr. Perelman,
I have listened to your interview with Leila Shahid, and I am amazed at your lack of journalistic professionalism. Almost every word she said was a lie and yet you have never confronted her. You just let her spill out all her baseless self-contradictory propaganda. If you have any trace of integrity left, you must conduct a "symmetric" interview with an Israeli side. May I suggest Mr. Oren, Israel's ambassador to US who happens also to be a respected historian. At least you will be able to give some facts you your listeners and not the Palestinian "narrative"

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