The Many Faces of US Politics...

[seafoid]

Obama left Israel to swing at the UN. 14 out of 15 voted against settlements and the US abstained.

[HiMucker]

Obama left Israel to swing at the UN. 14 out of 15 voted against settlements and the US abstained.

Is this vote just symbolic or will it actually have an effect on anything?

[Eamonnca1]

Israel doesn't give a toss about anything the UN has to say about the Palestinians, so I doubt if this will have much impact. Although I'd take it as a sign that opinion in America seems to be changing on the Palestinian question. There used to be unanimous support for Israel across the board, but now it's splitting along party lines, so maybe time is on the side of the Palestinians after all.

[seafoid]

Obama left Israel to swing at the UN. 14 out of 15 voted against settlements and the US abstained.

Is this vote just symbolic or will it actually have an effect on anything?

It is a bad defeat for Israel  . NO international support for settlements. Could open the way for sanctions later. Very embarrassing for Netanyahu hence all the whining.

[muppet]

Donald J. TrumpVerified account ‏@realDonaldTrump  22h22 hours ago
As to the U.N., things will be different after Jan. 20th.

[seafoid]

https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2016/dec/22/saturday-night-live-2016-best-skits-kate-mckinnon-tom-hanks

[stew]

Obama left Israel to swing at the UN. 14 out of 15 voted against settlements and the US abstained.

Is this vote just symbolic or will it actually have an effect on anything?

It is a bad defeat for Israel  . NO international support for settlements. Could open the way for sanctions later. Very embarrassing for Netanyahu hence all the whining.

Embarrassment is not enough, sanctions, heavy sanctions should be imposed on Israel and Benjy needs to be tried for crimes against humanity, will never happen though.

[whitey]

Obama left Israel to swing at the UN. 14 out of 15 voted against settlements and the US abstained.

Is this vote just symbolic or will it actually have an effect on anything?

It is a bad defeat for Israel  . NO international support for settlements. Could open the way for sanctions later. Very embarrassing for Netanyahu hence all the whining.

Israelis are cvnts...I read a book once by an author who has since been banned from entering Israel...very scary people

http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/17366045-goliath

[Far East]

So all Israelis are c**ts and scary? That's one hell of a generalization, even for someone who spouts as much hateful shite as you do.

[seafoid]

So all Israelis are c**ts and scary? That's one hell of a generalization, even for someone who spouts as much hateful shite as you do.

Israelis are educated to hate. And they have a group trauma as a result of WW2.

[stew]

So all Israelis are c**ts and scary? That's one hell of a generalization, even for someone who spouts as much hateful shite as you do.

Israelis are educated to hate. And they have a group trauma as a result of WW2.

All Israelis have group trauma, really Dr Foid?

[seafoid]

So all Israelis are c**ts and scary? That's one hell of a generalization, even for someone who spouts as much hateful shite as you do.

Israelis are educated to hate. And they have a group trauma as a result of WW2.

All Israelis have group trauma, really Dr Foid?

The Palestinian citizens don't . Israelis are very disturbed which is why there has been no peace. The Holocaust was only 70 years ago. Jews were hunted to death.

[whitey]

So all Israelis are c**ts and scary? That's one hell of a generalization, even for someone who spouts as much hateful shite as you do.

Lol....because im not a sheep who votes Democrat Im been accused of spewing hate

[J70]

So what do our resident conservatives think about the House GOP's very first act of the new congress i.e. trying to shut down the independent ethics committee and turn it back into a partisan tool?

[whitey]

So what do our resident conservatives think about the House GOP's very first act of the new congress i.e. trying to shut down the independent ethics committee and turn it back into a partisan tool?

Still unclear how it's going to wash out but the optics are not good. For the record these changes were opposed by both Paul Ryan and Kevin McCarthy