U.S.: Iran Resolution Shelved in Rare Defeat for "Israel Lobby"

Sat, 09/27/2008 - 05:40 - IPS Inter Press Service

WASHINGTON, Sep 26 (IPS) - In a significant and highly unusual defeat for the
so-called "Israel Lobby", the Democratic leadership of
the House of Representatives has decided to shelve a
long-pending, albeit non-binding, resolution that called for
President George W. Bush to launch what critics called a blockade
against Iran.

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