Obama: UN ‘Shortcut’ Won’t Bring Mideast Peace

No big surprises in President Obama’s address on Palestinian statehood today: He reaffirmed US opposition to a Security Council vote on the matter and said it had to be accomplished through Israeli-Palestinian negotiations instead, reports the Wall Street Journal . The takeaway quote: “There is no shortcut to the end of…

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Obama: UN ‘Shortcut’ Won’t Bring Mideast Peace

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