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April 7, 2014

Ambassador: U.S. Will Continue to "Deter Palestinian Action" on Statehood 
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Israel is threatening "unilateral" action if Palestinians press ahead
with statehood moves at the United Nations. The Palestinian Authority
applied for membership in 15 international conventions and treaties last
week after Israel reneged on a pledge to free Palestinian prisoners. On
Sunday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Palestinian
efforts to obtain international recognition "will be answered by
unilateral moves [on] our end." The Obama administration is backing
Israel's opposition to Palestinian statehood efforts. Testifying before
a House panel last week, the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations,
Samantha Power, said trying to "deter Palestinian action … is what we
do all the time, and that is what we will continue to do."

 

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