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American UN ambassador criticizes Israeli 'settlement growth'
inn ^ | 12/13/15 | Elad Benari

Posted on 12/13/2015 8:33:51 PM PST by Nachum

The United States ambassador to the UN, Samantha Power, spoke at the Haaretz Conference in New York on Sunday, where she criticized Israel for "continued settlement growth" and urged both Israelis and Palestinians to renew peace efforts.

"We are under no illusion that achieving peace is easy - it takes tough choices by both sides," she said before criticizing both sides and adding that "we have not seen sufficient commitment from either side to create conditions for peace."

Specifically with regards to Israel, Power claimed that "continued settlement growth raises questions about Israel’s long-term objectives," according to remarks quoted by the newspaper.

She said that the United States will always stay Israel's partner, and noted U.S. efforts against attempts to delegitimize Israel at the UN, a place where "Israel hasn't always been treated fairly."

Power said the bias against Israel at the UN persists, and blasted what she called the "absurdity" of Israel being the only country with a standing item on the agenda of the UN Human Rights Council - "not Syria, which gasses its citizens."

(Excerpt) Read more at israelnationalnews.com ...


TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Israel; News/Current Events; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: antisemitism; antizionism; fatah; gaza; haaretz; hamas; hizbollah; iran; israel; jewsforhitler; lebanon; power; samantha; samanthapower; un; waronterror
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To: Stepan12

How did a journalist become UN ambassador? I can’t even find out what degree she holds.


21 posted on 12/14/2015 6:12:42 AM PST by Hoodat (Article 4, Section 4)
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To: Nachum; All

Could someone please explain to me why the US thinks it has the right to always be telling Israel what they can/can’t//must/mustn’t do?

Are they a U.S. Territory? s/


22 posted on 12/14/2015 8:41:39 AM PST by maine-iac7 (A Christian is as a Christian does - "By their works...")
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To: maine-iac7
Are they a U.S. Territory?

They are our government's sworn enemy, as the greatest source of evil on the planet. Well, after the U.S., that is.

23 posted on 12/14/2015 8:45:37 AM PST by Fightin Whitey
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