Abbas, Netanyahu to attend Paris mass rally

[uhnope]

Source: Al Arabiya News

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will be attending a mass national rally for the 17 victims killed in Islamist attacks in France this week, Agence France-Presse reported.

A diplomatic source told AFP that Abbas will be among a number of Arab leaders expected to descend upon the French capital for the rally. Leaders from around the world will also join the march in solidarity. Here is a list of world political figures who have confirmed their attendance:

Albania -- Prime Minister Edi Rama

Algeria -- Foreign Minister Ramtane Lamamra

Austria -- Foreign Minister Sebastian Kurz

Belgium -- Prime Minister Charles Michel

Benin -- President Thomas Boni Yayi

Britain -- Prime Minister David Cameron

Bulgaria -- Prime Minister Boyko Borisov

Canada -- Public Safety Minister Steven Blaney

Croatia -- Prime Minister Zoran Milanovic

Czech -- Prime Minister Bohuslav Sobotka

Denmark -- Prime Minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt

Gabon -- President Ali Bongo Ondimba

Georgia -- Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili

Germany -- Chancellor Angela Merkel

Greece -- Prime Minister Antonis Samaras

Hungary -- Prime Minister Viktor Orban

Israel -- Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman

Italy -- Prime Minister Matteo Renzi

Jordan -- King Abdullah II and Queen Rania

Latvia -- Prime Minister Laimdota Straujuma

Mali -- President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita

Niger -- President Mahamadou Issoufou

Palestine -- president Mahmud Abbas

Portugal -- Prime Minister Pedro Passos Coelho

Romania -- President Klaus Iohannis

Russia -- Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov

Spain -- Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy

Switzerland -- President Simonetta Sommaruga

The Netherlands -- Prime Minister Mark Rutte

Tunisia -- Prime Minister Mehdi Jomaa

Turkey -- Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu

United Arab Emirates -- Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed al-Nahayan

Ukraine -- President Petro Poroshenko

United States -- Attorney General Eric Holder

European Commission -- President Jean-Claude Juncker

European Parliament -- President Martin Schulz

European Union -- President Donald Tusk

NATO -- Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg

The rally Sunday is also a huge security challenge for a nation on alert for more violence, after 17 people and three gunmen were killed over three days of attacks on a satirical newspaper, a kosher supermarket and on police that has shaken France.

Read more: http://english.alarabiya.net/en/News/world/2015/01/11/Abbas-Netanyahu-to-attend-Paris-rally-.html

[Ken Burch]

1. Since both of them are heads of governments, that's not that surprising. n/t.

[TygrBright]

2. You look up the term "security nightmare" in the dictionary, this'll be the picture. n/t

[NBachers]

3. That was my thought, too- all these dignitaries, and violent death-wish zealots ready to blow up

[uhnope]

9. heh. yep. But it sends the message "we are not afraid, you don't control us"

[Hekate]

4. These events have really touched a helluva nerve globally. I think they got the message.....

...and not the ones the terrorists intended.

I admit to being really impressed at this "guest list."

[oberliner]

5. We are sending Eric Holder?

Why not Obama, or at least Biden?

[potone]

6. Yes, I wonder about that, too.

When other countries are sending their presidents or prime ministers it seems that we should send a higher level government official.

[ChazII]

7. This was my thought

as well.

[840high]

8. Yes.

[OnePercentDem]

10. Strongly agreed

Holder is not a head of state, hell he resigned from his office six months ago. I think its a bad message, at least send the VP.