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How Russia saved Israel from a Palestinian state based on the '48 borders
israelhayom ^ | 6/15/2020 | Ariel Kahana

Posted on 06/16/2020 11:33:06 AM PDT by bitt

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu tells the story of a major drama that unfolded behind the scenes at the UN Security Council shortly before former US President Barack Obama left office.

New details about some drama involving Israel, Russia, and the US that played out behind the scenes at the United Nations Security Council some four years ago are coming to light.

more.... It appears that Russia demonstrated a rare willingness to use its UNSC veto on Israel's behalf to block a resolution led by then-US President Barack Obama, which would have compelled Israel to set up a Palestinian state based on the 1948 borders.

Approximately six months ago, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said at an election rally in Maaleh Adumim that he had asked a "friend," whom he referred to as "the leader of one of the superpowers who holds veto power in the UN Security Counci," to vote against the resolution. Netanyahu credited that leader, whom he did not name, with stopping the resolution.

In a recent closed-door meeting, Netanyahu revealed more details about the unusual event.

Toward the end of Obama's second term in office, the US spearheaded UNSC Resolution 2334, which states that Israel is in violation of international law by its presence in the territories captured in the 1967 Six-Day War. Israel realized at the time that the US administration was coordinating the resolution with the Palestinians and Europeans, but had no way of blocking it without support from the US.

On Nov. 24, 2016, Netanyahu called Russian President Vladimir Putin and explained that the resolution Obama was working to pass would disrupt regional stability and harm Israel. Netanyahu asked Putin to state that he intended to use his UNSC veto to scupper the resolution. But Putin refused. On Dec. 23, 2016, the UNSC passed Resolution 2334, although then-US Ambassador to the UN Samantha Power ultimately abstained.

However, Obama had additional plans, even though he had less than a month left in the White House. He and his staff began working on another UNSC resolution, which would have forced Israel to agree to a Palestinian state based on the 1948 borders. Israel's UN ambassador at the time, Danny Danon, sounded the alarm.

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TOPICS: Egypt; Extended News; Foreign Affairs; Germany; Government; Israel; Politics/Elections; Russia; Syria; United Kingdom; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: 1967sixdaywar; benjaminnetanyahu; dannydanon; egypt; gaza; hamas; hassannasrallah; hezbollah; iran; isis; israel; jerusalem; jordan; kenyanbornmuzzie; lebanon; letshavejerusalem; maalehadumim; obamanation; russia; securitycouncil; sinai; syria; unitednations; unsc; unscresolution2334; untiednations; waronterror
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To: PGR88

yes indeed, and Obama messed up several countries with his Moslem terrorist gangs in Central Africa, too....


21 posted on 06/16/2020 12:37:43 PM PDT by faithhopecharity (Politicians are not born, theyÂ’re excreted. Marcus Tullius Cicero (106 to 43 BCE))
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To: bitt
Wow. Might explain the beginning of the Russian gaslighting. The Obama administration had motive after all. Never let a crisis go to waste. Further, would explain the expulsion of the Russian diplomats.

Pure evil. Let them all hang.
22 posted on 06/16/2020 12:45:48 PM PDT by PA Engineer (Liberate America from the Occupation Media.)
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To: Jewbacca

And where was Joe Biden?


23 posted on 06/16/2020 1:49:59 PM PDT by Bookshelf
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To: Bookshelf

Apparently forcing an aide against a bookshelf.


24 posted on 06/16/2020 2:00:44 PM PDT by Jewbacca (The residents of Iroquois territory may not determine whether Jews may live in Jerusalem)
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To: Jewbacca

Russia seeks to advance her own self interest, like any rational nation should. If stability in the MidEast is in Russia’s interests, then she will seek to maintain stability. Putting the despicable Obama regime in a twist is a free bonus.


25 posted on 06/16/2020 2:52:47 PM PDT by hinckley buzzard (Power is More often surrendered than seized)
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To: Pelham; Berosus

As long as the muzzie atrocity is bulldozed off first, I’m cool.

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/3856184/posts?page=14#14


26 posted on 06/16/2020 4:23:33 PM PDT by SunkenCiv (Imagine an imaginary menagerie manager imagining managing an imaginary menagerie.)
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To: Jewbacca

I love this thread


27 posted on 06/16/2020 4:29:26 PM PDT by combat_boots (God bless Israel and all who protect and defend her. Merry Christmas! In God We Trust!)
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To: combat_boots

Strikes me as a typical Tuesday on FR, although I agree with much posted here.

What makes you love it?

(Purely a personal curiosity question and feel free to tell me to get lost.)


28 posted on 06/16/2020 4:54:17 PM PDT by Jewbacca (The residents of Iroquois territory may not determine whether Jews may live in Jerusalem)
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To: Jewbacca

Why? I was pulled into a number of charges conversations today. Day after day, it gets old.

I like the simplicity and clarity of this thread. It’s clean.

I’m down with CW3 now, too. I don’t see how generation snowflake will defend this country anyway. God, I’m glad my folks have passed. I do feel sorry for the good young folk, though.

People here are mucking s#it up, while Russians consecrate a glorious cathedral, right down to removing Putin’s name from it. Mr KGB went along with it. I’m beginning to think I could like Russians.


29 posted on 06/16/2020 7:27:29 PM PDT by combat_boots (God bless Israel and all who protect and defend her. Merry Christmas! In God We Trust!)
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To: combat_boots

*charged conversations


30 posted on 06/16/2020 7:28:33 PM PDT by combat_boots (God bless Israel and all who protect and defend her. Merry Christmas! In God We Trust!)
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To: dennisw; Cachelot; Nix 2; veronica; Catspaw; knighthawk; Alouette; Optimist; weikel; Lent; GregB; ..
Middle East and terrorism, occasional political and Jewish issues Ping List. High Volume If you’d like to be on or off, please FR mail me.

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31 posted on 06/17/2020 6:43:32 AM PDT by SJackson (wondered...what 10 Commandments would have looked like if Moses had run them through..Congress, RR)
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To: bitt

I find it hard to believe that Netenyahu or any other Israeli Prime Minister would have established a Palestinian state of any kind just because the UN said to.


32 posted on 06/17/2020 6:45:50 AM PDT by DoodleDawg
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