The US State Dept. has slammed efforts by a Florida lawmaker to block the PA from seeking United Nations membership as a new country.
by Chana Ya'ar
First Publish: 8/31/2011, 11:55 AM
The U.S. State Department has slammed a Florida lawmaker for trying to block the Palestinian Authority from seeking recognition as a new country and membership in the United Nations in September.
U.S. House Foreign AffairsCommittee chairwoman Ileana Ros-Lehtinen announced Tuesday she had advanced a measure to block U.S. funding to any U.N. member or group that supports an upgrade to the PA's diplomatic status next month.
State Department spokeswoman Victoria Nuland told reporters the Republican Congresswoman's proposed measure would “seriously undermine our international standing and dangerously weaken the U.N. as an instrument to advance U.S. national security goals.”
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U.S. House Foreign AffairsCommittee chairwoman Ileana Ros-Lehtinen announced Tuesday she had advanced a measure to block U.S. funding to any U.N. member or group that supports an upgrade to the PA's diplomatic status next month.
State Department spokeswoman Victoria Nuland told reporters the Republican Congresswoman's proposed measure would “seriously undermine our international standing and dangerously weaken the U.N. as an instrument to advance U.S. national security goals.”
Read the rest on: Arutz7
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