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Empty Promises: Obama Takes His Middle East Peace Plan to the UN

Phyllis BennisThe Huffingtonpost

“International law is not an empty promise” – except for Palestinians

 

President Obama's General Assembly speech called on the international community to mobilize behind the U.S.-led “peace process.”  He called on the Palestinians to “reconcile with a secure Israel” and waxed eloquent on the illegality of killing Israeli civilians.  He called on the Palestinians’ friends to implement the Arab Peace Plan's proposed normalization with Israel without ever mentioning the plan's clear understanding that ending Israel's 1967 occupation must come first. And he called on Israel to – talk nicely.

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