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Lobbying 2014: Palestine seeks greater US 'balance'

The Palestinian delegation to Washington is on a long-shot mission to get what it considers a fair shake from Congress.
U.S. President Barack Obama meets with Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas (L) at the White House in Washington March 17, 2014. President Obama on Monday urged Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas to make tough decisions and take risks for peace with Israel, saying he hoped to see progress in U.S.-brokered negotiations in coming weeks.  REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque  (UNITED STATES - Tags: POLITICS) - RTR3HG2A

The Palestinian delegation to Washington is on a long-shot mission to get what it considers a fair shake from Congress.

Ambassador Maen Rashid Areikat says he wants to see more balance between Palestinian and Israeli interests, particularly on Capitol Hill. While lawmakers’ rock-solid support for Israel was on full display even as the civilian death toll in Gaza soared, Areikat says the shifts in public opinion are beginning to have an effect on lawmakers.

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