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Post by bot on Dec 25, 2016 17:09:27 GMT -5
Hoyer Statement on U.N. Resolution Regarding Israeli Settlements
WASHINGTON, DC - House Democratic Whip Steny H. Hoyer (MD) released the following statement today:
"This morning, I reached out to the President and urged him to veto the resolution that was expected to receive a vote today in the U.N. Security Council. Such a move would be consistent both with long-standing U.S. policy and with this Administration's past actions. The resolution, as proposed, seeks to place responsibility for continued conflict fully on Israel and ignores violence and incitement by Palestinians and the Palestinian Authority and Hamas leaderships. Any workable and long-lasting solution to this conflict must come about through direct, bilateral negotiations, and this resolution undermines that effort. I am pleased that the vote has been delayed, and I will continue to urge this Administration and the next to work against unilateral resolutions of this kind.”
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