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French Middle-East Envoy

In September 2011 Hoffenberg, described by Haaretz as 'the outspoken' French foreign ministry special envoy to the Middle East, was 'summarily sacked over the weekend - because, she claims, of her opposition to the expected Palestinian unilateral declaration of statehood later this month. "I don't think this is a coincidence," the envoy told Haaretz when asked about the timing of her sacking, which she was shocked to learn about from a Foreign Ministry announcement on Friday. A day earlier, during a visit to Israel, at a meeting with Regional Development Minister Silvan Shalom, Hoffenberg said that while she did not know the official French position, she herself was "completely opposed to the unilateral declaration."'[1]

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  1. Danna Harman, French Mideast envoy fired for opposing Palestinian UN bid Haaretz, Sep.07, 2011 | 1:07 AM, accessed 8 June 2012