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April 22, 2016

Senate Introduces Resolution Calling on US to Veto UN Palestinian Statehood Bid

Senator Marco Rubio (File photo)
"Sen. Marco Rubio (R – Fla.) and co-sponsor Sen. Joe Manchin (D – W. Va.) introduced on Tuesday the Senate version of a concurrent resolution calling on the United States to 'continue to exercise its veto in the United Nations Security Council on resolutions regarding the Israeli-Palestinian peace process.' A bipartisan version of the resolution was introduced in the House of Representatives on Monday...

Rubio condemned 'the disingenuous actions by the Palestinian Authority leadership to seek statehood through the U.N. and bypass direct talks with Israel'" He added, 'This is just the latest sign that Israel currently lacks a true partner for peace. These attempts by the Palestinians will only push the two parties further apart. It is the duty of the United States to stand with Israel and continue to veto any U.N. resolution that inserts the United Nations into the Israeli-Palestinian peace process.'..."
Date
April 22, 2016
Title
Senate Introduces Resolution Calling on US to Veto UN Palestinian Statehood Bid, The Tower.org
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http://www.thetower.org/3268-senate-introduces-resolution-calling-on-us-to-veto-un-palestinian-statehood-bid/
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Related Documents

Date Title
4/19/2016 “A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress that the United States should continue to exercise its veto in the United Nations Security Council on resolutions regarding the Israeli-Palestinian peace process,” Senate Resolution S.Con.Res.35
4/15/2016 “Expressing the sense of Congress that the United States should continue to exercise its veto in the United Nations Security Council on resolutions regarding the Israeli-Palestinian peace process,” House Resolution H.Con.Res.128
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