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Palestinians, Israelis Battle Diplomatically over UN Bid
The Mideast Update ^ | August 10, 2011 | Joshua Spurlock

Posted on 08/10/2011 5:05:51 AM PDT by Tzfat

With the Palestinians aiming for some form of United Nations statehood recognition in September, they have set their sights on a key diplomatic target: the United States...

As of Tuesday afternoon, the Barack Obama administration had not changed their mind on the Palestinian UN bid. In comments to reporters that were posted on the US State Department website, US spokesperson Victoria Nuland said the US thinks a September Palestinian UN bid "is a bad idea, which is going to make the kind of negotiation that we want to see for a lasting long-term peace more difficult..."

(Excerpt) Read more at themideastupdate.com ...


TOPICS: Extended News; Foreign Affairs; Israel
KEYWORDS: israel; palestinians; un

1 posted on 08/10/2011 5:05:57 AM PDT by Tzfat
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To: Tzfat

For the scumbag dhims this one is easy, Susan Rice will just miss the vote.


2 posted on 08/10/2011 5:19:52 AM PDT by mapmaker77
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To: dennisw; Cachelot; Nix 2; veronica; Catspaw; knighthawk; Alouette; Optimist; weikel; Lent; GregB; ..
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3 posted on 08/10/2011 5:20:19 AM PDT by SJackson (Normal people don't sit cross-legged on the floor and bang on drums, WI State Sen Glenn Grothman (R))
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To: mapmaker77

Yes, it is easy to imagine Ms Rice in an Arab keffiyeh standing next to Arafat.


4 posted on 08/10/2011 5:41:52 AM PDT by Tzfat
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