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| Paleos raise flag at Washington office |
| 2011-01-19 |
| WASHINGTON — In a symbolic gesture, the Palestinians have raised their flag over their diplomatic mission in Washington for the first time as they continue a push for international recognition that is complicating the Obama administration’s efforts to restart stalled Mideast peace talks. Did Bambi bow to it? At a brief ceremony on Tuesday, the Palestinians’ chief envoy to the United States hoisted the red, green, white and black banner outside the PLO General Delegation office. He expressed hope it would help in the Palestinian quest to win support for independence with or without a peace deal with Israel. The United States has long said it will not recognize a Palestinian state without a deal, but several other nations have done so and the Palestinians are seeking broader support to bring the matter to the U.N. in September. |
| Posted by:Steve White |
| #6 RJ: why not? It works for the EU. |
| Posted by: RandomJD 2011-01-19 18:06 |
| #5 LOL @ the Suha The head ululates, the tail is curly and it's made out of brass. |
| Posted by: ryuge 2011-01-19 16:59 |
| #4 The new chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee quickly criticized the act."Raising this flag in D.C. is part of the Palestinian leadership's scheme to manipulate international acceptance and diplomatic recognition of a yet-to-be-created Palestinian state while refusing to directly negotiate with Israel or accept the existence of Israel as a democratic, Jewish state," U.S. Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, R-FL, said in a release. "The Palestinian leadership's ongoing drive to win recognition from foreign governments, and its latest push to condemn Israel at the U.N., is part of the same strategy aimed at extracting concessions without being required to meet international commitments," she said. I believe the congresswoman recently made KCNA's "human scum" list. Looks like she might make the PLO's too... |
| Posted by: tu3031 2011-01-19 13:15 |
| #3 They are also lacking a beer, an airline and a football team. |
| Posted by: SteveS 2011-01-19 12:49 |
| #2 Thy have an Embassy and flag, but NO Nation? |
| Posted by: Redneck Jim 2011-01-19 11:25 |
| #1 pretty soon they'll print their own money, the "Suha" |
| Posted by: Frank G 2011-01-19 09:38 |