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Churches call for passage of UN resolution on Israel

NEW YORK (ENI) A coalition of U.S. church bodies is calling on the Obama administration not to block a proposed United Nations Security Council resolution seeking an end to construction of Israeli settlements in the West Bank and East Jerusalem.

The Washington-based coalition, Churches for Middle East Peace, has called upon the Obama administration “not to stand in the way” of the resolution which, the coalition said, “reflects language that the United States has historically used to describe settlement construction activity: illegal, an obstacle to peace, and not legitimate.”

The coalition said it is concerned about the humanitarian impact the stalemate is having on people’s daily lives and believes “the current situation to be politically unsustainable.”

The statement added that “Palestinians deserve self-determination and Israelis deserve the security of a comprehensive peace and recognition by their neighbors.”

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