Posted on 12/29/2016 1:41:44 PM PST by Eleutheria5
President Barack Obama’s Deputy National Security Advisor, Ben Rhodes, stressed on Wednesday that the Obama administration would veto any UN resolution that dictates a peace solution or recognizes a Palestinian state.
Rhodes spoke to CNN’s Jake Tapper hours after Secretary of State John Kerry gave a speech in which he blasted Israel’s presence in Judea, Samaria and eastern Jerusalem, saying Israeli construction there was ruining the prospect of a Palestinian state.
The interview also comes less than a week after the U.S. chose to abstain in the Security Council on a resolution condemning Israeli construction in Judea, Samaria and eastern Jerusalem, thus allowing the resolution to pass.
"So just to be clear here, when (Kerry) says, 'These are not the choices we will make,' which is kind of vague, is he saying that the U.S. would veto any resolution in the UN which might dictate a peace solution or might recognize a Palestinian state?" Tapper asked Rhodes.
"Yes. We've made that clear over and over, Jake," the advisor replied.
"We are focused on this one because the current trends on the ground, particularly the current Israeli settlement activity, is making a two-state solution potentially impossible and creating a reality where essentially what you have is a one-state solution where the West Bank is repeatedly occupied by Israeli settlements," continued Rhodes.
Rhodes also once again denied the United States was behind last week's UN resolution, saying claims that it was are a "distraction".
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This after his little conversation with DJT?
I think I need eyeglasses.
Everything I read regarding obama says “22 days” or “blah blah blah”
Ben Rhoades should just go write comic books for a living. He sure doesn’t know squat about foreign policy.
He’s probably taking advice from Kerry, who told him “vote against after you vote for it”.
You’re right, but he was a pretty good van driver which led directly to his promotion to National Security Advisor.
Obama better get his phone hooked up in his new office. He may be busy.
I think they are aware the people aren’t supportive of this and questioning Obama’s moves as a lame duck. Damage control going on here.
TWENTY-TWO DAYS, TWENTY-TWO DAYS....JUST TWENTY-TWO MORE DAYS.
This guy needs to go away, ASAP. in the worst way.
More taqiyya crap.
Not optical illusion. It’s more a hypnotic effect, like white-line fever on the highway, or snow-blindness in a blizzard.
this crew is saying they are doing stuff for the good of Israel, so i worry what they would consider an “anti-Israel” resolution. they just facilitated a pretty nasty one for the “good of” Israel. in others words: i don’t trust ‘em. 12:01 p.m. 1/20/17
Lol
The polling among American Jews must be terrible to hear backtracking this clear within the week. Trouble is, you can’t backtrack the damage Obama did last Friday.
When war comes to the middle east, all fingers should be pointing at Barack Hussein Obama.
IMO, this is potentially an event similar to the assassination of the Archduke Ferdinand. A very dangerous rock tossed into a very dangerous world.
PINOCCHIO! Let’s send him some termites.
It seems like the Obama admin takes all possible answers and puts them in a blender before distributing them - no way these items coming intact or from a sane mind.
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