Nearly 3,000 Palestinians rally against U.S. veto on settlement resolution

Haaretz ^ | 2/21/11 | Staff

[Nachum]

Nearly 3,000 Palestinians demonstrated Sunday in the West Bank city of Ramallah to protest at the United States veto of a United Nations resolution condemning Israeli settlements in the West Bank, Palestinian media reported. Some of the demonstrators chanted "Get Out, Obama!" in the Al Manara main square of the city. Their protests were backed by members of Fatah, the party of the Palestinian President Mahmud Abbas. (Snip) The U.S. voted Friday against a resolution at the United Nations Security Council which condemned Israeli settlements, describing them as illegal, and called on Israel to stop all building activities in the

[mmercier]

How is the fact that the Libyan military is firing into unarmed protesters from helicopters, killing witnesses in hospitals... Square with the savage Israeli’s response to this...?

[23 Everest]

Small potatoes. The whole middle east is changing.

the unions in Madison (hey the shift key worked) are being debunked.

What the heck is going on?

[Outlaw Woman]

Haven't read the entire article yet but already I'm confused...we voted against the resolution? I thought the marxist was going to vote with the U.N. condemning Israel

[Nachum]

He was. Apparently there was huge pressure from the House to stop them.

Side note: They were forced to take back their vote on “Purim Kataan” this year. It appears that Haman was thwarted yet again. :)

[Outlaw Woman]

I’m extremely surprised/stunned. I hope that everyone is seeing this tyrant as he really is: a hater of Israel AND America, a hater of Jews AND Americans.

Thanks for the information, I really appreciate it.