U.S.
Jewish lawmaker: Palestinians have to prove they deserve a
state
The
Palestinians
need to prove they deserve an independent state before it is
recognized, a leading U.S. lawmaker said on Thursday,
criticizing what
he said was a Palestinian culture of
"resentment."
House Majority
Leader Eric Cantor made the comments during the Reform
movement's
biennial conference at Gaylord National Resort and Convention
Center
in Maryland south of Washington DC, which was participated by
6,000
U.S. Jews, including rabbis, Reform movement officials, lay
leaders,
and students.
Addressing the
week-long conference on Thursday, the Republican leader
discussed what
he called the Palestinian "culture of resentment and hatred,"
adding: "As we say in Hebrew, Am Israel Chai, and what people
of
Israel want is to live in peace. If Palestinians want to
live in a
state of their own they must demonstrate they are worthy of
state."