Posted on 02/26/2016 12:23:10 PM PST by Olog-hai
Senate Democrats have opened a rare public feud with President Barack Obama over a congressional effort to discourage America's trading partners from targeting Israel with politically motivated boycotts and sanctions.
Minority Leader Harry Reid and other Democrats voiced their objections to Obama's decision not to implement provisions in a trade law that instructs U.S. negotiators to protect Israel from being punished economically for its treatment of Palestinians. [...]
Obama is opposed to the boycott movement and has pledged to fight it "as long as I am president."
But his administration took issue with part of the bill that it said conflates Israel with "Israeli-controlled territories." That's a reference to the West Bank, which Israel captured from Jordan in the 1967 war but the Palestinians demand for part of their future state.
(Excerpt) Read more at bigstory.ap.org ...
K
Unexpected
“Obama’s decision not to implement provisions in a trade law...”
Obama the Lawless. While he signs a bill into law, he announces he’s not going to follow it. And he gets away with it.
Yeah right! It is the liberals who have the greatest hate for Israel
O the Islamonazi par excellence
SOME D’s are still not nazis, however
If you'd like to be on or off, please FR mail me.
..................
Constitution? Don't need no stinkin Constitution
he shall take Care that the Laws be faithfully executed
shall=must. As to faithfully, I suppose that depends on the faith. To an executive who worships himself, his actions are faithful in his mind.
You really need to fix your tagline.
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.