Posted on 03/15/2010 4:44:06 PM PDT by SJackson
Eric Cantor, a leading Republican official in the U.S. House of Representatives, on Monday lashed out at the Obama administration's recent criticism of Israel over its announcement that it would construct 1,600 new housing units in East Jerusalem.
Israel drew angry reactions from the U.S. and the Palestinians by announcing new construction in the Ramat Shlomo neighborhood during a visit by U.S. Vice President Joe Biden last week.
Israeli envoy to the U.S. Michael Oren, meanwhile, told the country's diplomats there that U.S.-Israeli relations face their worst crisis in 35 years. Advertisement
Republican Whip Cantor (R-VA) called the U.S. reaction to the Israeli announcement "irresponsible."
"In an effort to ingratiate our country with the Arab world, this administration has shown a troubling eagerness to undercut our allies and friends," Cantor said. "Israel has always been committed to the peace process, including advocating for direct talks between Israelis and Palestinians, in effort to bring this conflict to an end. Unfortunately, the Palestinian government continues to insist on indirect talks and slowing down the process."
Cantor continued by accusing the U.S. administration of ignoring "a host of Palestinian provocations that undermine prospects for peace in the region."
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Muslims look out for Muslims.....so it has been said.
As par, nothing new here from this lametard administration.
One more reason why Netanyahu should ask Jack Squat Barry and witchy-woman Hillary if they read sign language. =.=
I’m not the greatest fan of Israel, but as far as I’m concerned the Israelis should completely wipe out the Palistenians. What the hell are those air breathers even good for?
If you’d like to be on or off, please FR mail me.
And apologies for the many pings, but it's better than the days when they were about terror attacks.
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