Why? I don't see any contradiction between an effort to revive peace

11 Why? I don't see any contradiction between an effort to revive peace talks and our going to the U.N. Also, [for all practical purposes] we are already at the U.N. It's there.... And all those who support the 1967 lines [the border before Israel seized the West Bank during that year's Middle East War] with mutually agreed swap [of land] should support our endeavor. The Obama administration doesn't support your bid, though it supports using the 1967 lines with swaps as the baseline for the border of a Palestinian state. We urge the U.S. to see it the way it is. We are trying to preserve the two-state solution in the face of an Israeli government that is determined to destroy it. Going to the U.N. is an attempt to preserve the two-state solution so Palestinians and Israelis can live side by side in peace and security. What's your plan if the U.S. vetoes full membership? Have Americans told you they will veto? The U.S. told us that the U.N. is not an option they will support. I hope they will not veto. How will they explain a veto? They say that direct negotiation with Israel is the only way to reach a deal. What have we been doing for the past 20 years? What have we been doing since [President George H.W.]| Bush told us that if we recognize Israel, accept the two-state solution and renounce violence, the U.S. will stand shoulder to shoulder with us? HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_025007