Cantor pressures Obama to veto any U.N. resolution 'biased' against Israel

[TomCADem]

Source: The Hill

The only Jewish Republican in Congress pressured President Barack Obama to veto any "biased" U.N. resolutions in response to an Israeli military attack on a flotilla.

House Minority Whip Eric Cantor (R-Va.) pushed for Obama to exercise the veto power the United States enjoys as a permanent member of the U.N. Security Council to nix a resolution that chastises Israel's military incident Monday involving a flotilla, or group of small boats, trying to access Gaza in spite of a blockade.

"As information continues to filter in, I urge the President and his administration to continue to gather all the facts, and if necessary, to veto any biased U.N. resolutions reining in Israel’s right to defend itself," Cantor said Tuesday in a statement.

The Security Council might take up a resolution that could condemn Israel's actions. The military engaged the flotilla after warning aid groups last month that an attempt to penetrate the blockade could result in use of force. Amateur videos of the conflict depict force being used on both sides.


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[LakeSamish706]

1. Tell Cantor to go screw himself. There were innocent people killed due to the Israeli

Administration's arrogance, and they should be held accountable.

[monmouth]

2. An attempt to put Obama on the spot...n/t

[ck4829]

3. Hasn't the US already vetoed a resolution? Cantor is trying to get points off of this, ghoul.

[cstanleytech]

17. Yes, they did and rightly so imo because it was to broad of a resolution that Turkey

proposed, what Turkey needs to do is stop posturing an resubmit the resolution but limited to call for an investigation over the incident and if Israel refuses to cooperate then submit a proposal for an embargo against Israel for all trade and travel as well as a blockade upon Israel itself.

[Arrowhead2k1]

4. He means to veto any resolution that ISN'T biased towards Israel. nt

[harkadog]

6. The UN has never passed a resolution biased towards Israel.

It has been very consistent about that.

[proteus_lives]

7. +1

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[provis99]

16. name one security council resolution that has gone against Israel.

Name just one.

[Wizard777]

20. Resolution1701 which Israel violated yesterday by flying over Lebanon.

If this were done by a muslim nation. The UN would talking embargo's at the very least. Isn't it funny how we cannot condemn Israel for international acts of violence. But we can condemn Iran for domestic acts of law enforcement. We play right into the rampant Xenophobia that is the middle easts biggest problem. We have a different set of rules for every country there. Then we wonder where all the conflicts come from. We used to have violence like that here in America when we had different rules for different people. We need to use this to level the playing field. We need one set of rules for everyone.

[harkadog]

23. Here are just a few. There are hundreds more.

I said in my post UN resolutions. You try to deflect by bring up the Security Council. In fact, of over 700 General Assembly resolutions passed since the UN's 1945 establishment, nearly 450 condemn Israel. None condemn any Arab country or any Islamic terrorist organization. The Security Council has passed only 131 resolutions. Of those, 88 criticized or opposed Israel. Not one deplored or even contained a breath of criticism against Arab countries in general or those in particular which initiated wars or terrorism against Israel.

# * Resolution 106: " . . . 'condemns' Israel for Gaza raid".
# * Resolution 111: " . . . 'condemns' Israel for raid on Syria that killed fifty-six people".
# * Resolution 127: " . . . 'recommends' Israel suspends it's 'no-man's zone' in Jerusalem".
# * Resolution 162: " . . . 'urges' Israel to comply with UN decisions".
# * Resolution 171: " . . . determines flagrant violations' by Israel in its attack on Syria".
# * Resolution 228: " . . . 'censures' Israel for its attack on Samu in the West Bank, then under Jordanian control".
# * Resolution 237: " . . . 'urges' Israel to allow return of new 1967 Palestinian refugees".
# * Resolution 248: " . . . 'condemns' Israel for its massive attack on Karameh in Jordan".
# * Resolution 250: " . . . 'calls' on Israel to refrain from holding military parade in Jerusalem".
# * Resolution 251: " . . . 'deeply deplores' Israeli military parade in Jerusalem in defiance of Resolution 250".
# * Resolution 252: " . . . 'declares invalid' Israel's acts to unify Jerusalem as Jewish capital".
# * Resolution 256: " . . . 'condemns' Israeli raids on Jordan as 'flagrant violation".
# * Resolution 259: " . . . 'deplores' Israel's refusal to accept UN mission to probe occupation".
# * Resolution 262: " . . . 'condemns' Israel for attack on Beirut airport".
# * Resolution 265: " . . . 'condemns' Israel for air attacks for Salt in Jordan".
# * Resolution 267: " . . . 'censures' Israel for administrative acts to change the status of Jerusalem".
# *Resolution 270: " . . . 'condemns' Israel for air attacks on villages in southern Lebanon".
# * Resolution 271: " . . . 'condemns' Israel's failure to obey UN resolutions on Jerusalem".
# * Resolution 279: " . . . 'demands' withdrawal of Israeli forces from Lebanon".
# * Resolution 280: " . . . 'condemns' Israeli's attacks against Lebanon".
# * Resolution 285: " . . . 'demands' immediate Israeli withdrawal form Lebanon".
# * Resolution 298: " . . . 'deplores' Israel's changing of the status of Jerusalem".
# * Resolution 313: " . . . 'demands' that Israel stop attacks against Lebanon".
# * Resolution 316: " . . . 'condemns' Israel for repeated attacks on Lebanon".
# * Resolution 317: " . . . 'deplores' Israel's refusal to release Arabs abducted in Lebanon".
# * Resolution 332: " . . . 'condemns' Israel's repeated attacks against Lebanon".
# * Resolution 337: " . . . 'condemns' Israel for violating Lebanon's sovereignty".
# * Resolution 347: " . . . 'condemns' Israeli attacks on Lebanon".
# * Resolution 425: " . . . 'calls' on Israel to withdraw its forces from Lebanon".
# * Resolution 427: " . . . 'calls' on Israel to complete its withdrawal from Lebanon.
# * Resolution 444: " . . . 'deplores' Israel's lack of cooperation with UN peacekeeping forces".
# * Resolution 446: " . . . 'determines' that Israeli settlements are a 'serious
# obstruction' to peace and calls on Israel to abide by the Fourth Geneva Convention".
# * Resolution 450: " . . . 'calls' on Israel to stop attacking Lebanon".
# * Resolution 452: " . . . 'calls' on Israel to cease building settlements in occupied territories".
# * Resolution 465: " . . . 'deplores' Israel's settlements and asks all member
# states not to assist Israel's settlements program".
# * Resolution 467: " . . . 'strongly deplores' Israel's military intervention in Lebanon".
# * Resolution 468: " . . . 'calls' on Israel to rescind illegal expulsions of
# two Palestinian mayors and a judge and to facilitate their return".
# * Resolution 469: " . . . 'strongly deplores' Israel's failure to observe the
# council's order not to deport Palestinians".
# * Resolution 471: " . . . 'expresses deep concern' at Israel's failure to abide
# by the Fourth Geneva Convention".
# * Resolution 476: " . . . 'reiterates' that Israel's claim to Jerusalem are 'null and void'".
# * Resolution 478: " . . . 'censures (Israel) in the strongest terms' for its
# claim to Jerusalem in its 'Basic Law'".
# * Resolution 484: " . . . 'declares it imperative' that Israel re-admit two deported
# Palestinian mayors".
# * Resolution 487: " . . . 'strongly condemns' Israel for its attack on Iraq's
# nuclear facility".
# * Resolution 497: " . . . 'decides' that Israel's annexation of Syria's Golan
# Heights is 'null and void' and demands that Israel rescinds its decision forthwith".
# * Resolution 498: " . . . 'calls' on Israel to withdraw from Lebanon".
# * Resolution 501: " . . . 'calls' on Israel to stop attacks against Lebanon and withdraw its troops".
# * Resolution 509: " . . . 'demands' that Israel withdraw its forces forthwith and unconditionally from Lebanon".
# * Resolution 515: " . . . 'demands' that Israel lift its siege of Beirut and
# allow food supplies to be brought in".
# * Resolution 517: " . . . 'censures' Israel for failing to obey UN resolutions
# and demands that Israel withdraw its forces from Lebanon".
# * Resolution 518: " . . . 'demands' that Israel cooperate fully with UN forces in Lebanon".
# * Resolution 520: " . . . 'condemns' Israel's attack into West Beirut".
# * Resolution 573: " . . . 'condemns' Israel 'vigorously' for bombing Tunisia
# in attack on PLO headquarters.
# * Resolution 587: " . . . 'takes note' of previous calls on Israel to withdraw
# its forces from Lebanon and urges all parties to withdraw".
# * Resolution 592: " . . . 'strongly deplores' the killing of Palestinian students
# at Bir Zeit University by Israeli troops".
# * Resolution 605: " . . . 'strongly deplores' Israel's policies and practices
# denying the human rights of Palestinians.
# * Resolution 607: " . . . 'calls' on Israel not to deport Palestinians and strongly
# requests it to abide by the Fourth Geneva Convention.
# * Resolution 608: " . . . 'deeply regrets' that Israel has defied the United Nations and deported Palestinian civilians".
# * Resolution 636: " . . . 'deeply regrets' Israeli deportation of Palestinian civilians.
# * Resolution 641: " . . . 'deplores' Israel's continuing deportation of Palestinians.
# * Resolution 672: " . . . 'condemns' Israel for violence against Palestinians
# at the Haram al-Sharif/Temple Mount.
# * Resolution 673: " . . . 'deplores' Israel's refusal to cooperate with the United
# Nations.
# * Resolution 681: " . . . 'deplores' Israel's resumption of the deportation of
# Palestinians.
# * Resolution 694: " . . . 'deplores' Israel's deportation of Palestinians and
# calls on it to ensure their safe and immediate return.
# * Resolution 726: " . . . 'strongly condemns' Israel's deportation of Palestinians.
# * Resolution 799: ". . . 'strongly condemns' Israel's deportation of 413 Palestinians
# and calls for there immediate return.

[Dutch]

21. Thank you!

[Frank Booth]

5. "Amateur videos of the conflict depict force being used on both sides."

The narrative is now nearly perfectly effective. Tell Americans the same thing over and over -- "both sides used violence, and the activists started it" -- and they'll believe it.

This incident was so horrific I thought Israel had finally gone too far. But it looks like it's going to skate through. Even better for Israel, any hope of implementation of the two state solution is DOA now that Obama has shown his cards.

[EFerrari]

11. You don't need to register to post at comment there. fyi

[IndianaGreen]

8. Send Cantor to Pakistan's tribal areas and without any security

FRAK Cantor!

[kas125]

10. Fuck Cantor and those murderous Israeli pirates!

[avaistheone1]

26. A sentiment I support.

:thumbsup:

:kick:

[orbitalman]

12. I say fuck Cantor... and get the asshole OUT OF MY FACE. nt

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[knixphan]

15. word.

[gmpierce]

13. Huh!

It's interesting that "The Hill" emphasizes that Cantor is "the only Jewish Republican in Congress".

That's probably true, but the emphasis is interesting since AIPAC owns somewhere between 40 and 80 percent of Congress.

It's also interesting that the Hill fails to point out that the resolution had already been watered down to the point where it says something like: "something bad happened" and we deplore what happened regardless of who was responsible".

[lamp_shade]

18. LOL... "pressures" Obama. Yuh, right.

[Judi Lynn]

19. .No one wants to upset such a fine, decent, noble man as Eric Cantor.

http://www.talkingpointsmemo.com.nyud.net:8090/assets_c/2009/09/cantor-listens-922-cropped-proto-custom_2.jpg
This country really should as his opinion before making any decision whatsoever. Thank god he's willing to let us know what he "thinks." He seems to know the nation waits with baited breath.

[arewenotdemo]

22. Love the hair.

Wish he'd take it to the Mideast.

[Ignis]

24. That's because he's a traitor to the US.

As long as the checks keep rolling in--right, Eric?

:puke:

[and-justice-for-all]

25. Cantor can piss off..nt