Sarkozy gives Abu Bluff 'clear support'

French President Nicolas Sarkozy allegedly told 'moderate' 'Palestinian' President Mahmoud Abbas Abu Mazen that the European Union may vote in favor of recognizing 'Palestinian statehood' at the United Nations in September. "Recognition of the state of Palestine is one of the options which France is considering, with its European partners, in a bid to relaunch the peace process,” AFP quoted