In service to guess who (rhymes with)?
"US vetoes resolution on Israeli settlements " by Washington Post / February 19, 2011
UNITED NATIONS — President Obama’s administration cast its first-ever veto in the UN Security Council yesterday, blocking a Palestinian-backed draft resolution that denounced Israel’s settlement policy as an illegal obstacle to peace efforts in the Middle East.
The US vote killed off a resolution that enjoyed the backing of the 14 other members of the UN Security Council and isolated the United States on a crucial Middle East matter at a time of political upheaval in the region....
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"US restricts travel by staff in West Bank" February 20, 2011|Diaa Hadid, Associated Press
JERUSALEM — The US consulate in Jerusalem restricted personal travel for staff members in some areas of the West Bank yesterday, a day after the Obama administration vetoed a UN resolution that would have condemned Israel.
At the same time, Palestinians demonstrated against the United States for vetoing the Arab-backed Security Council resolution. Its sponsors sought to condemn Israel for continuing to build Jewish-only settlements in the West Bank.
A US consular official said the travel restrictions were a precaution to avoid attacks, and that there had been no violence so far. He spoke on condition of anonymity because of consular rules....
I guess they knew what was coming.
In Tulkarem, a few hundred demonstrators marched to the nearby Israeli separation barrier and hurled rocks at Israeli soldiers. More demonstrations were planned for today....
Related: The Quiet Revolutions of the Middle East
Palestinian protests the most quiet in the Zionist War Daily.
I wonder how many millions the Globe got.
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