House bill would cut funds to pro-Palestine U.N. groups

JIM ABRAMS Associated Press WASHINGTON The head of the House Foreign Affairs Committee is asking Congress to block U.S. funds for any United Nations entity that supports giving Palestine an elevated status at the U.N. Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, R-Fla., in legislation unveiled Tuesday, also would ban U.S. contributions to the U.N.

Human Rights Council and an anti-racism conference seen as a