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His comments were warmly received.
Nonetheless, congressional members now warn that a unilateral declaration of statehood may end US funding.
Then chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, Howard Berman, said:
"Pursuing a non-negotiated path to statehood is a fool's errand. Palestinians want a state, not a declaration. Their only way to achieve that is through direct negotiations with Israel. If they try to circumvent negotiation, they'll lose the support of a lot of people like me, and it will jeopardize their foreign aid as well."
Nearly the entire House and Senate concur, vowing diplomatic, economic, and other measures against Palestinian statehood without Israeli recognition. Of course, establishing it that way is impossible, except in isolated bantustan form on worthless scrubland, what no legitimate nation would accept.
Congressional Threat to Withhold UN Funding
On April 12, HR 1501 (with 32 co-sponsors) was introduced: "To withhold United States contributions to the United Nations until (it) formally retracts the final report of the United Nations Fact Finding Mission on the Gaza Conflict."
The measure was referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs for further consideration.
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