Op-ed by Ronald S. Lauder: The UN is preventing true Israeli-Palestinian peace

2016. december 29 05:23

Op-ed by Ronald S. Lauder: The UN is preventing true Israeli-Palestinian peace

 

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Small blog security council The UN is preventing true Israeli-Palestinian peace: Op-ed by Ronald S. LauderWJC President Ronald S. Lauder writes: ‘In deferring to the Security Council, the US has allowed the counterproductive bias of the United Nations to gain the upper hand, at least in the short term, posing yet another obstacle to a lasting Israeli-Palestinian peace.’
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