The House of Representatives voted 407-6 for the Obama administration to use its diplomatic capital to try to block the statehood initiative, while also threatening to cut the Palestinians' funding if they proceeded to seek statehood. Such Congressional tomfoolery bewilders our friends and fritters away our international capital. It also encourages the intransigence of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and reduces the chance of a peace settlement. |
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Sheila Samples is an Oklahoma writer and a former civilian US Army Public Information Officer. She is a Managing Editor for OpEd News, and a regular contributor for a variety of Internet sites.