Jewish lawmakers and representatives of Jewish groups expressed deep concern over the inclusion of language in a draft agenda that characterizes Israel's settlements as "crimes against humanity" and describes Zionism "as a movement based on racial superiority".
Lucinda Wykle-Rofenberg, of the Boston-based anti-tobacco lobby, InFact, said, "The United States is weakening the language of the draft treaty by changing 'shall' to 'should' in a number of places, including a ban on advertising and promotion".
In a statement, the agency said its advisers had reviewed the oil company contracts, known as technical support agreements: "At the request of the Ministry of Oil, the Tatweer Energy Team has done a review of the format, structure and clarity of language of blank draft contracts".
Russia and China vetoed two previous resolutions at the Security Council seeking to end the violence in Syria, and the Russians have objected to draft language of a new resolution proposed by Western nations because it does not equally blame all parties in the conflict for the violence.
Not for the Republican National Committee, who just released draft language of a resolution to officially oppose the Common Core, calling the standards a "nationwide straitjacket on academic freedom and achievement".
Neumann added that the qualification of "terrorist" fighters into the language of the draft resolution was vital to placate differences between nations and ensure its smooth adoption by the security council.
The Iraqis did not provide details about the language of the draft, and it is unclear whether it says the pullout would be based on conditions on the ground.
The European Union finds the language of the draft resolution about Israel as unacceptable as does Washington, European officials said, and would remain in Durban to work to change it.
Observers played down the moves made by some countries with large fossil fuel reserves to weaken the language of the draft IPCC report written by scientists and seen by the Guardian, saying the final report was conservative but strong.
The mixed messaging is unsurprisingly reflected in the opaque language of the draft legislation on encryption.
