As President Obama prepares to head to the Middle East this week, administration officials are debating how to toughen their stance against any expansion of Israeli settlements in the West Bank. Measures include refraining from the instant Security Council veto of United Nations resolutions that Israel opposes and making use of Mr. Obama's bully pulpit to criticize the settlements. |
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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.