‘US representative Steny Hoyer said Wednesday that the Obama administration would use its veto at the UN Security Council if Palestinians move forward with a bid for recognition in September.
Hoyer, the Democratic Whip of the House of Representatives, is in the region leading a congressional delegation sponsored by a pro-Israel lobby group, the AIPAC-backed America-Israel Education Foundation.
Meeting with Israel’s president Shimon Peres, Hoyer handed over a signed resolution affirming “unyielding” support for Israel and calling on the Palestinians to return to negotiations, The Jerusalem Post reported.’
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And here am I remembering a clear public statement from Obama that Palestinian independence was important for the peace process, when “nutty yahoo” whatever his name, was visiting the US.
Strange how in real life, telling the truth and being sincere is an expected thing for family, friends, at work, (?), in the community. Things that build a happy and strong future.
Not so in politics, where lies and deceipt and self-interest, not to mention bribery and corruption, are the normal, day-to-day routine behavioural patterns.
Dreams of peace are as far we look like going.