Obama raises possibility of allowing U.N. vote on Palestinian statehood
Source: LA Times
President Obama took a step toward a tougher line with Israel in an interview released Tuesday, raising the possibility that the U.S. will allow a United Nations vote on issues related to the Palestinians if the two sides make no meaningful movement toward peace.
In an interview with an Israeli television station, Obama noted that his administration has up until this point quashed such efforts at the U.N. while insisting that the Israelis and Palestinians must negotiate a resolution. But he said it is a challenge for the U.S. to keep demanding that the Palestinians negotiate in good faith if no one believes the Israelis are doing the same.
How do we move off what appears right now to be a hopeless situation and move it back towards a hopeful situation? Obama asked in the interview. That will require more than just words. That will require some actions. And thats going to be hard work, though, because right now I think theres not a lot of confidence in the process.
The comment was the latest sign that Obama has concluded that the U.S. must rethink its stance on the Mideast peace process if it is to maintain credibility in the world.
Read more: http://www.latimes.com/world/middleeast/la-fg-obama-israel-palestinians-20150602-story.html
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(297,323 posts)Jesus Malverde
(10,274 posts)delrem
(9,688 posts)My instinct says that the chances of the US "evolving" on the issue of Palestinian rights is exactly zero.
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(297,323 posts)Hekate
(90,714 posts)Scootaloo
(25,699 posts)Frankly I'd settle for the United States halting its role as Israel's lawyer in negotiations. The Palestinians are the ones getting screwed, why is our policy to hold them down so Israel can punch?
Chemisse
(30,813 posts)We have sat by and watched this shameful occupation for far too many years, with not a shred of hope to be had for any improvements.
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(2,506 posts)DCBob
(24,689 posts)libdem4life
(13,877 posts)addition to his Legacy...like Carter's.