U.S.: We will continue to support Israel in UN

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Source: Yuval Azoulay, Nadav Shragai, Natasha Mozgovaya, and Haaretz Service

Contrary to recent reports, the U.S. will maintain its support of Israel in the United Nations, a U.S. official told reporters on Monday.

Robert Wood, State Department deputy Spokesman, made the comments after earlier Monday the New York Times had reported that the Obama administration was considering a series of symbolic measures to force Israel to halt all construction in West Bank settlements.

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"I'm not going to comment on this New York Times report, but I think the President and Secretary have spoken very clearly to where we are with regard to the settlement question."

According to the New York Times article, administration officials said that measures under discussion include dropping the U.S.' near uniform support of Israel in the United Nations and withholding its usual veto on resolutions critical of Israel.

Among other pressure points, Washington could review loan guarantees to Israel, diplomats said, or share and coordinate with less alacrity on security matters, while the European Union could get tough on trade terms for produce from settlements.

Read more: http://www.haaretz.com/

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Just in case there was any confusion, of course.

PB

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[cali]

7. please, please don't use that term. testicles don't make a person courageous

and vaginas aren't synonymous with cowardice. and don't even begin to pretend you're talking about meowers.

[cosmicone]

11. I was, in fact, talking about cats .. clue "wagging tails" n/t

[cali]

14. lol. yeah right. everyone knows that "wag the tail" refers to cats

and that cats are sooo well known for wagging their tails. You clearly were using "pussy" as a synonym for coward and everyone fucking well knows you weren't talking about kitties. talk about cowardice.

[cosmicone]

15. are you saying I'm a kitty?

hahaha ;)

[bagrman]

19. What bull, no reason to have a cow.

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[Truth2Tell]

2. The NYT reports it based on anon sources

who likely were looking to spark this exact statement from the Obama admin. AIPAC still knows how to pull the levers.

[merwin]

3. Tell me again why we are taking ANY side in this

Realistically, this boils down to religious territorial fighting where neither side is more evil than the other, but both think they have the God given right to be there.

Would a "win" from either side make our country less safe? No? Then why are we taking sides in someone else's fight. I am sick of our country taking sides on this. We should bring in the UN peacekeeping forces to provide on the ground support and try to foster negotiations between both sides.

[WriteDown]

5. WE should bring in a UN peacekeeping force?

Who are we to tell the UN what to do? Let them take some action for once.

[bagrman]

17. I don't think they have paid any attention to the UN to date.

[riverdeep]

16. Do the Palestinians have a powerful Washington lobby?

Are they considered an important voting block?

The answers to these questions reveal our actions, it has nothing whatsoever to do with protecting a vulnerable democracy.

[question everything]

23. We "take sies" in many parts of the world

that, for some reason, are ignored by the tunneled visioned DUers.

Perhaps you would have preferred that we did not "take side" between Nazi Germany and the rest of Europe? Or in the former Yugoslavia?

I, for one, am glad that we do care, and we can tell the difference between real acts and sheer propaganda.

[BoneDaddy]

34. Full agreement

I think both "sides" have made horrific mistakes that continue to perpetuate the chaos. There is not victim or perp in this conflict. They are both

[peacetalksforall]

4. The U.N. is where the rhetoric coming from Obama and team counts.the

most to get Israel to stop their own unique terrorism. I condemn all the support for their terrorism. I think AIPAC deters and foments in a most despicable way. They have exceeded any decency involved in linking two countries. They are a predatory tool to inhumanity. I resent this country blessing and cooperating with them. Get AIPAC out of the our military. What has gone on and excessive power in our government Should be condemend and reversed.

[LeftishBrit]

10. 'Unique' terrorism?

You don't think other states practice terrorism, e.g. the US and UK with regard to Iraq?

And I doubt that AIPAC are in your military?!

[peacetalksforall]

13. Why would you jump to the conclusion that I don't think the U.S. and U.K. practice

terrorism in regards to Iraq?

Yes, AIPAC is everywhere in our government. That is their purpose. They don't just appear on rv as guest experts.

[LeftishBrit]

24. The word 'unique' led me to that conclusion; obviously we use the term in different ways

There is a lot of terrorism, including state terrorism, to go round.

[bagrman]

22. You don't think that AIPAC has a hand in guiding our military.

[HelenWheels]

6. How long

will Israel be the child to the US's adult? Why do we continue to provide so much support to this country? Shouldn't they be able to go it on their own after 60 years? If they can't support themselves perhaps they shouldn't continue to be.

[riverdeep]

18. Actually, it's more like America is the child and Israel the adult.

We're the ones who have a chain through our nose and are being led wherever they wish to take us.

[bagrman]

21. I'd say it's more like the shepard and the sheep.

And we're not the ones with the staff. Google talmud, learn more.

[LeftishBrit]

25. What the fuck has the Talmud got to do with it?

Israeli law is not based on the Talmud if that's what you mean. Or are you trying to refer us to RW hate-sites?

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[LeftishBrit]

28. Firstly, most of the ruling elite in Israel are not ultra-religious.

Secondly, those who are, do not rely purely on the Talmud: they do study it but the Torah is more important.

Thirdly, could you please point to an actual quote from the Talmud that says that the existence of anyone not Jewish is 'only to be exploited to their benefit'? I am not aware of any such remark in the Talmud, and suspect that you have come across this idea, directly or indirectly, from some hate-site. If you can find it in the Talmud, please quote it.

[bagrman]

32. If they aren't Tora Jews then their Talmud Jews ?????????

[LeftishBrit]

33. How is this a reply to anything I said?

And, to the best of my knowledge: there are Orthodox, Conservative, Reform and Reconstructionist Jews, but there is no group called 'Talmud Jews'.

In any case, most Israeli government members are not preoccupied with religion: there ARE small pro-theocracy parties, but neither Labor, Kadima nor Likud are particularly religious.

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[Jim Sagle]

36. David Duke, is that you?

[bagrman]

37. Surely you can do better then that.

[Jim Sagle]

38. No need to, in this case.

Hardly anyone reads the Talmud anymore except those who make it their sad and venomous business to monitor the jooooos.

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[ShortnFiery]

8. Lovely ... and the Beat Goes On ...

And On ... :eyes:

[LeftishBrit]

9. The US are biased for Israel and the UN against it.

A little more objectivity by both would be nice, but unlikely.

[Wizard777]

12. We would need control of our policy toward Israel before we could do that.

AIPAC wouldn't allow that.

[Sezu]

27. Another fucking tin foil hat alert. Don't you types ever give up

:tinfoilhat:

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[riverdeep]

20. This seems apt.

One rogue nation supporting another rogue nation. We'll invade Iraq preemptively, Israel can destroy Iran, preemptively.