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I asked Bush to abstain: Olmert
Tuesday, January 13, 2009, Daily Times (Pakistan)
JERUSALEM: Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said on Monday he had telephoned United States President George W Bush late on Thursday to ask the US not to vote in the United Nations Security Council for a ceasefire in Gaza. “In the night between Thursday and Friday, when the US secretary of state wanted to lead the vote on a ceasefire at the UNSC, we did not want her to vote in favour,” Olmert said. “I told him (Bush) the US could not vote in favour.”
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Interesting what clout Israel has with the US, isn't it? My Sunday Washington Post reported a breakdown of the religious affiliations of Members of the US Congress in the new session that started January 5, 2009. 8.4% are Jewish, whereas the US population is only 1.7% Jewish. That is, Jewish Americans are represented at 5 times their population strength in our Congress. They are the only US religious group that is represented at a huge ratio to their population percentage share. In the US Senate (100 members total) there are 13 Jewish Senators, i.e. 13%, a ratio of 8 times the US Jewish population. There are two Muslims out of 435 Members of the House of Representatives and no Senators, i.e. ~ 0.4% Muslim Members of Congress. I think the US Muslim population percentage is ~ 1%. No Hindus or Sikhs in the US Congress.
Tuesday, January 13, 2009, Daily Times (Pakistan)
JERUSALEM: Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said on Monday he had telephoned United States President George W Bush late on Thursday to ask the US not to vote in the United Nations Security Council for a ceasefire in Gaza. “In the night between Thursday and Friday, when the US secretary of state wanted to lead the vote on a ceasefire at the UNSC, we did not want her to vote in favour,” Olmert said. “I told him (Bush) the US could not vote in favour.”
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Interesting what clout Israel has with the US, isn't it? My Sunday Washington Post reported a breakdown of the religious affiliations of Members of the US Congress in the new session that started January 5, 2009. 8.4% are Jewish, whereas the US population is only 1.7% Jewish. That is, Jewish Americans are represented at 5 times their population strength in our Congress. They are the only US religious group that is represented at a huge ratio to their population percentage share. In the US Senate (100 members total) there are 13 Jewish Senators, i.e. 13%, a ratio of 8 times the US Jewish population. There are two Muslims out of 435 Members of the House of Representatives and no Senators, i.e. ~ 0.4% Muslim Members of Congress. I think the US Muslim population percentage is ~ 1%. No Hindus or Sikhs in the US Congress.
