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After Brazil, Argentina has also announced that it recognizes a free and independent Palestinian state.According to an official, Argentine President Cristina Kirchner wrote to Palestinian leader Mahmud Abbas saying her country recognizes a Palestine as defined by the 1967 borders.Argentina said this days after Brazil took the same step triggering sharp criticism from US lawmakers and Israel.Israel has already reacted with sadness and disappointment to Brazils declaration on the issue, saying it breached a 1995 agreement with the Palestinian Authority that any Palestinian state should only come about through negotiations.
