declared independence from spain. the region already has a great deal of autonomy with its own police force and parliament, but a vocal minority consistently about 40% there believe the centuries-old culture is under attack, and they want independence. spain s central government, though, has rejected that independence call, and they ve, in fact, called for a new election on december 21st for a new parliament. the latest polls seem to suggest that the pro-union, those against independence, sort of hold a slight lead right now but, obviously, a lot of time between that election and now. both the united states and the e.u. have, eric, said that they re against this independence move and and are calling for dialogue and compromise, something we re not really seeing a whole lot on either side. eric: those crowds are just astounding, and it s an emotional and contentious issue as we know. conor powell in jerusalem, thanks.
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