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U.S. House of Representatives Calls on Obama to Oppose Anti-Israel Efforts at UN
(Jewish Insider) Jacob Kornbluh - The U.S. House of Representatives on Tuesday unanimously passed bipartisan legislation urging President Obama "to oppose and veto United Nations Security Council resolutions that seek to impose solutions to final status issues, or are one-sided and anti-Israel." It also calls to reject any resolution that sets "parameters" for a final settlement between Israel and the Palestinians. "There is a growing concern in Congress that despite established, bipartisan United States policy, the Obama Administration may end the practice of vetoing resolutions in the Security Council that strayed from the principal that the Israeli-Palestinian conflict can only be resolved through direct negotiations between the parties," said Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Ed Royce (R-CA). "U.S. policy has long and wisely been that only Israelis and Palestinians can work out a peace agreement between themselves, and that efforts to impose one would be counterproductive." House Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer said, "I'm proud to be part of a broad, bipartisan coalition in Congress that stands up for our ally Israel and works to ensure that Israelis have the support they need to pursue a secure peace that will bring safety and opportunity to all people in the region."