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Remarks by Ambassador Rosemary A. DiCarlo, Acting U.S. Permanent Representative to the United Nations, At a Security Council Open Debate on the Situation in the Middle East
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Major UN meetings are providing clear evidence that President Obama's foreign policy priority is applying pressure to Israel. The Security Council held an open debate on the "situation in the Middle East." And straight from the mouth of America's acting UN ambassador came this: "I will begin with Middle East peace before turning to Syria and Lebanon..." What could she mean? There are 100,000 dead and counting in Syria. Stability in the most populous Arab country, Egypt, is in jeopardy. And yet she didn't mean peace in Syria or Lebanon or Egypt. No, she meant "peace with Israelis and Palestinians." In case there was any doubt about the identity of the anti-Israel partners involved in Sec. Kerry's Israel-first initiative, acting U.S. Amb. DiCarlo named them: "this diplomatic effort would not have been possible without strong international support. The Arab Peace Initiative Follow-Up Committee, the Quartet envoys...The Secretary General, European partners...also weighed in..." Recall that those Arab "peace" partners don't recognize a Jewish state, the Russian members of the Quartet are siding with Iran and Syria, the Europeans think Hezbollah is a part-time terror organization, and the UN is the official headquarters of global antisemitism. Obama's representative then threatened Israel on settlements - it was indirect, but everyone knew exactly what she meant by demanding no "unilateral actions." After dealing with the pressing global issue of Jews building and peacefully living in apartments, Amb. DiCarlo said: "Turning to Syria..."