Pawlenty statement on Netanyahu-Obama meeting



Tim Pawlenty

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will visit the White House later this week, which led former Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty to issue the following statement:

President Obama should use his meeting with Prime Minister Netanyahu to stand with Israel and oppose a unilateral declaration of Palestinian statehood at the United Nations.

The United Nations has been—and continues to be—the single worst forum to resolve key issues between the Israelis and Palestinians. The Palestinians should be sitting down to negotiate peace with Israel, not creating a unity government with Hamas or grandstanding at the UN. President Obama should make clear that the United States will veto any UN resolution supporting a unilateral Palestinian declaration of statehood that comes before the UN Security Council in September.

Israel has been seeking peace for all of its 63 years. Strong and reliable American support for this important ally is the best way to move closer to that goal.

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