Sarkozy takes charge as the EU President

By Dan

Well Nicholas Sarkozy took office as the president of the European Union last week. Many people are following this closely as he can be quite an unpredictable man and he always gets his way no matter what. Sarkozy's mother was born to a very prominent Jewish family at which time resided in Salonika, Greece.
Many are not surprised that Sarkozy has took the initiative to help Israel with its current crisis which is the Palestinian quest for a state in Israel. The Jewish population of Israel too sees Sarkozy as one who may be able to aid in the current situation and help them to come to some sort of peace agreement as the one President Bush initiated seems to have horribly failed. (What else would you expect from the Bush Administration?) Israel unveiled a postage stamp recently which depicts Sarkozy with a gift box opening up and the words 'congratulations' and 'good luck' arising from the gift box. Many find it very ironic that Israel released this tribute to Sarkozy before his own country. Seems like, Israel is counting on Sarkozy to save the day.
Many expect Sarkozy's presidency to bring a lot of change not just for France's domestic affairs, but for the Middle-East as well. My opinion is he would have a greater influence in the land than Bush because he resides in the region, he sees the issues first hand and can keep a watchful eye over it better than the United States can.
I think France will stay consistent with establishing a Palestinian state along side Israel and have a capital in Jerusalem. I am not saying I am for this, but it looks like that will be the eventual outcome.