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Purveyor

(29,876 posts)
Tue Jun 10, 2014, 02:38 PM Jun 2014

Top US Lawmakers Demand Kerry Explain Position On Hamas

Source: Times of Israel/JTA

Members of congressional Middle East subcommittee seek clarification over administration’s relations with terror group

By JTA June 10, 2014, 5:26 pm

Top lawmakers on a congressional Middle East subcommittee want Secretary of State John Kerry to explain his decision to continue dealing with the Palestinian Authority now that it is backed by Hamas.

The leading Democratic and Republican members of the US House of Representatives Middle East subcommittee sent a letter to Kerry Monday seeking an explanation from the Obama administration regarding Hamas, which has been designated by the United States and Israel as a terror organization.

“Any decision to work with this unity government could be extraordinarily counterproductive in our efforts both to promote peace and to help support the security of our ally Israel,” said the letter from Reps. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-Fla.), the committee’s chairwoman, and Ted Deutch (D-Fla.), its top Democrat.

Ros-Lehtinen and Deutch said in the letter that they are ready to convene a hearing on the issue so that the Obama administration can explain how any ongoing relationship would not violate US law, which bans interactions with Hamas. Ros-Lehtinen authored the 2006 law which bans such contacts.







Read more: http://www.timesofisrael.com/top-lawmakers-demand-kerry-explain-position-on-hamas/

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Top US Lawmakers Demand Kerry Explain Position On Hamas (Original Post) Purveyor Jun 2014 OP
Dear Congressional Douche Bags Botany Jun 2014 #1
If we follow the logic lsewpershad Jun 2014 #2
"Top" Lawmakers ????? groundloop Jun 2014 #3
If the US House of Representatives Middle East subcommittee doesn't understand the hughee99 Jun 2014 #4

lsewpershad

(2,620 posts)
2. If we follow the logic
Tue Jun 10, 2014, 03:16 PM
Jun 2014

of congress critters like these the whole world would one day become the enemy of the USA

hughee99

(16,113 posts)
4. If the US House of Representatives Middle East subcommittee doesn't understand the
Tue Jun 10, 2014, 06:01 PM
Jun 2014

Administration's position on the PA and Hamas, shouldn't someone from the administration (not necessarily Kerry) explain it to them, especially if it appears to be in violation of current laws?

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