Non-existent 'state' sends 'ambasador' to European country

Carl
Israel Matzav
05 December '10

Incoming Chairwoman of the House Foreign Relations Committee Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-Fl) has blasted Brazil for its severely misguided and regrettable decision to recognize the imaginary state of 'Palestine.'

Brazil's decision "is regrettable and will only serve to undermine peace and security in the Middle East," charged Representative Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, the top Republican on the House Foreign Affairs Committee.

Ros-Lehtinen, set to chair the panel come January, said "responsible nations" would wait to take such a step until Palestinians return to direct talks with Israel and recognize its "right to exist as a Jewish state."

Congressman Elliot Engel (D-NY) also blasted Brazil.

Brazil's decision also drew fire from Democratic Representative Eliot Engel, who said it "is severely misguided and represents a last gasp by a Lula-led foreign policy which was already substantially off track."

Engel tied the move to Lula's "coddling" of Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and warned that Brazil "wants to establish itself as a voice in the world, but is making the wrong choices as it tries to do so."

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