US 'Could Withdraw Funding From UN If Palestine State Is Recognized' -- The TelegraphThe US could withdraw funding from the United Nations if its members decide to recognise and independent Palestinian state, a close ally of President Barack Obama has warned.
Susan Rice, the American ambassador to the UN, said there was "no greater threat" to US support and funding of the UN than the prospect of Palestinian statehood being endorsed by member states.
Mahmoud Abbas, president of the Palestinian authority, plans to ask the UN general assembly, which comprises all 192 members, to vote on recognition at its annual meeting in New York in September.
The US and Israel are pressing Mr Abbas to drop his plans. Mr Obama has strongly opposed the move, raising the prospect of a veto in the UN Security Council, which is expected to vote on a Palestinian statehood proposal in July.
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My Comment: Would the White House cut off funding to the U.N. in the event that the UN general assembly recognizes a Palestinian state .... hmmm .... does it ever freeze in hell?
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I make a distinction between the US saying the UN ought not recognize statehood for Palestine without negotiations with Israel on borders etc and not funding a state if it is created against American wishes. But to withdraw funding for the UN is to say we will not support anything whatsoever the UN does if it does not do what we want it to do.
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