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U.S. Lawmakers Urge Obama to Resolve Israel Spat Quietly

(Jerusalem Post) Hilary Leila Krieger - U.S. House of Representatives Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-Md.) and Minority Whip Eric Cantor (R-Va.), joined by the bipartisan leadership of the House Foreign Affairs Committee and Middle East subcommittee, have drafted a letter expressing "deep concern" over the recent U.S.-Israel row and calling for the Obama administration to resolve differences with Israel "quietly." "We hope and expect that, with mutual effort and good faith, the United States and Israel will move beyond this disruption quickly, to the lasting benefit of both nations," it said. A similar letter is being circulated in the Senate, sponsored by Barbara Boxer (D-Cal.) and Johnny Isakson (R-Ga.).
2010-03-22 10:09:15
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