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US Pulls UN Resolution on Mideast Peace

Israeli uneasiness prompts withdrawal of draft document

By Zach Samalin,  Newser Staff

Posted Nov 30, 2007 5:25 PM CST
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(Newser) – Reacting to Israeli objections, the US State Department has withdrawn a draft of a UN resolution based on agreements reached at this week's Annapolis conference, Reuters reports. Israeli diplomats apparently were dismayed that the US did not consult them before putting the resolution to the Security Council yesterday, and involving the UN in the peace process may have made them uncomfortable.

Moreover, though the Israelis considered the conference a success, they found a US resolution endorsing the creation of a Palestinian state before 2009 too strong. "We feel that the appreciation of the council has other means of being represented and reflected than resolutions," said an Israeli UN rep. An oral summary of the feeling of the meeting replaced the resolution.

President Bush, center, looks on as Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, left, and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas shake hands at the opening session of the Mideast conference at the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Md., Tuesday, Nov. 27, 2007. President Bush hopes the Annapolis Conference will be the launch...
President Bush, center, looks on as Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, left, and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas shake hands at the opening session of the Mideast conference at the U.S. Naval Academy...   (Associated Press)
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas listens during the opening session of the Mideast conference at the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Md., Tuesday, Nov. 27, 2007. President Bush hopes the Annapolis Conference will be the launch of the first Israeli-Palestinian peace talks in seven years. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas listens during the opening session of the Mideast conference at the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Md., Tuesday, Nov. 27, 2007. President Bush hopes the Annapolis...   (Associated Press)
Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert listens during the opening session of the Mideast conference at the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Md., Tuesday, Nov. 27, 2007. President Bush hopes the Annapolis Conference will be the launch of the first Israeli-Palestinian peace talks in seven years. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert listens during the opening session of the Mideast conference at the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Md., Tuesday, Nov. 27, 2007. President Bush hopes the Annapolis...   (Associated Press)
Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, left, touches Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas hand as they take their seats at the opening session of the Mideast conference at the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Md., Tuesday, Nov. 27, 2007. President Bush hopes the Annapolis Conference will be the launch of the...
Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, left, touches Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas hand as they take their seats at the opening session of the Mideast conference at the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis,...   (Associated Press)
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