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| Hatch: Defund UN if it votes for Palestinian state |
| 2011-09-22 |
| Sen. Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, introduced the Solidarity with Israel Act today, a bill that would defund the United Nations if that body votes to recognize Palestine as a state. “This vote undermines Israel’s security, and should the United Nations change Palestine’s current status, this legislation would prevent valuable American resources from funding the United Nations," Hatch said. "Make no mistake, there will be consequences associated with efforts to undermine the security of America’s friends and allies." The United States will veto any vote by the UN Security Council that recognizes Palestine as a state, but Hatch's bill would pull funding if the General Assembly voted to classify Palestine as an "observer state," which the United States cannot interdict. |
| Posted by:lotp |
| #8 Basically they do little and take forever to do little. The fact that it take them forever seems to be their only virtue. |
| Posted by: SteveS 2011-09-22 21:33 |
| #7 U.S out of the U.N. - NOW. |
| Posted by: Barbara 2011-09-22 19:55 |
| #6 Add "slugs" to that club. Basically they do little and take forever to do little. On the other hand, who wants them to do anything? |
| Posted by: JohnQC 2011-09-22 18:42 |
| #5 Defund it anyway - we don't need to be members of the Mugs, Thugs and Pugs Club. |
| Posted by: mojo 2011-09-22 16:36 |
| #4 The United States will veto any vote by the UN Security Council that recognizes Palestine as a state, And just how sure of that are you? 100%, 90%, 50%? With Zero I'm just not real confident. |
| Posted by: AlanC 2011-09-22 09:17 |
| #3 Note that it's predecessor the League and even now some offices were in Switzerland even though the Swiss were not members till 2002. As demonstrated, there is no reason for the host country to be a member. |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2011-09-22 09:01 |
| #2 Do you really want all these UN jobs be lost? And if you thought the Nanny Mayor was screeching before... |
| Posted by: Pappy 2011-09-22 04:30 |
| #1 Now, now, Sen. Hatch. Do you really want all these UN jobs be lost? |
| Posted by: gr(o)mgoru 2011-09-22 03:11 |