Obama ‘warned of repercussions’ if Abbas goes to UN
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RAMALLAH — Palestinian President Mahmud Abbas defied on Friday US attempts to get him to abandon a UN Security Council vote against Israeli settlements after being threatened with repercussions if he did not, his aides said.
His office said he rejected a White House proposal to stop pushing for a formal resolution condemning settlements and accept instead a non-binding statement calling on Israel to freeze construction on land the Palestinians claim for a state.”
His response was given on Friday during a telephone call between the Palestinian leader and US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, the office said.
“There is no change in the Palestinian and Arab position about the proposal presented to the UN Security Council condemning Israeli settlement on Palestinian land,” it read..... MORE
Source: The Daily Tribune
URL: http://www.tribuneonline.org/commentary/20110221com3.html
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