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Source: http://thehill.com/blogs/pundits-blog/international/311902-obamas-shameful-parting-shot-at-israel
Obama's Shameful Parting Shot at Israel
(The Hill) Shelley Berkley - The UN stooped to a new low last week, passing a Security Council resolution with the transparent goal of delegitimizing Israel and damaging the prospects for a lasting negotiated peace with the Palestinians. The Obama administration's decision to abstain, allowing the UN's highest body to condemn Israel in such harsh and biased terms, declare settlements an illegal obstacle to peace, and call the eternal capital of the Jewish people "occupied," is unprecedented and dangerous. The decision to allow it to come to a vote runs counter to American interests, and more importantly, it flies in the face of our values. I served seven terms in Congress, where support for Israel was a cornerstone issue for members of both parties. Broad bipartisan majorities in Congress urged the administration to veto any one-sided resolution attacking Israel's legitimacy. Though this is a sad day in the history of the U.S.-Israel relationship, the special bond between our two nations must and will endure. The writer served in the U.S. House of Representatives as a Democrat from Nevada (1999-2013).