Israel warned against sending Peres to UN vote on Palestinian state

bemildred

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Tue Aug-30-11 03:27 PM
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Israel warned against sending Peres to UN vote on Palestinian state

Pro-Israeli diplomats in New York say sending the elderly statesman will give more weight to the Palestinians' unilateral move.

Sending President Shimon Peres to the United Nations General Assembly for the vote on Palestinian statehood in September will only harm Israel's interests and give more weight to the Palestinian move, pro-Israeli diplomats in New York warned Tuesday.

The diplomats insisted that the idea of sending Peres, a top government official, will have a boomerang effect and will yield opposite results to those the Israeli government is hoping for.

Officials in the Prime Minister's Office have recently said that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will not participate in the General Assembly this year, but will send Peres to represent Israel.

http://www.haaretz.com/news/diplomacy-defense/israel-warned-against-sending-peres-to-un-vote-on-palestinian-state-1.381605

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FLAprogressive

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Tue Aug-30-11 03:29 PM
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1. Send him on in then!

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provis99

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Tue Aug-30-11 03:35 PM
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2. it would be as funny as shit

If Peres had one of his patented flip outs, and voted FOR a Palestinian state!:rofl:

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Tue Aug-30-11 05:11 PM
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3. Indeed! +1 eom

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Violet_Crumble

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Tue Aug-30-11 05:16 PM
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4. If they really want to affect the vote, maybe they should send Alan Dershowitz instead...

He could screech, lecture and harangue really loud while the vote's starting, and there'd be almost universal abstentions due to absense as people flee to get away from within earshot of him...

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