K.S. Rajan (9
Sep 2011)
"Report by Koenig"
US confirms it will veto
Palestinian statehood bid
Christian News
"If any such resolution were put in front of the Security
Council, then we would veto it,” official states; George
Mitchell says US probably can't stop PA from becoming non-member
state at General Assembly.
The US will veto a Palestinian request for state recognition if
it is submitted to the UN Security Council later this month, a
US official said Thursday.
Wendy Sherman, President Barack Obama's nominee for
undersecretary of state for policy, the department's
third-ranking position, told the Senate during confirmation
hearings that “if any such resolution were put in front of the
Security Council, then we would veto it