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Proposed Legislation Would Cut Off Funds to UN Groups Elevating Status of Palestinian Mission

(AP-Washington Post) The head of the House Foreign Affairs Committee is asking Congress to block U.S. funds for any UN entity that supports giving Palestine an elevated status at the UN. Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-Fla.), in legislation unveiled Tuesday with 57 cosponsors, also would ban U.S. contributions to the UN Human Rights Council and to the Durban conference against racism scheduled for next month which is seen as a platform for anti-Israel rhetoric. Ros-Lehtinen said her bill follows the example of George H.W. Bush, who in 1989 succeeded in stopping the UN from recognizing a Palestinian state by threatening to cut off U.S. financial support. The U.S. State Department opposes the legislation.
2011-09-01 00:00:00
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