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Jen the Michigander


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http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3875693,00.html

Hmmm, are they turning to Hillary because they have no faith in Obama? This is a sign of something, I'm not sure what.

An overwhelming majority of US senators urged Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Tuesday "to do everything possible" to shore up ties with Israel and thaw the frozen Middle East peace process.

Seventy-six of the 100 US senators signed a letter urging Clinton to ease tensions over Israel's decision to build more settlements in east Jerusalem, which the Palestinians seek as the capital of their future state.

76 out of 100? The number alone tells us this would include Senators from both parties.

"We write to urge you to do everything possible to ensure that the recent tensions" over the way Israel announced its plans "do not derail Israeli-Palestinian peace negotiations or harm US-Israel relations," they said.

"In fact, we strongly believe that it is more important than ever for Israel and the Palestinians to enter into direct, face-to-face negotiations without preconditions on either side," the senators wrote.

The message, drafted by Democratic Senator Barbara Boxer and Republican Senator Johnny Isakson, followed on the heels of a similar message to Clinton from 333 of the 435 members of the House of Representatives.

Curious-er and curious-er...

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Quite interesting, Jen!   They would always urge the SOS though since SOS is considered part of the President's administration... that is how to urge the administration.  I think that level of biartisan 'urge' is definitely something to listen to.

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