U.N. Passes Resolution Calling for an End to Israeli Settlements
The United Nations Security Council has passed a resolution calling for an end to Israeli settlements:
#BREAKING UN Security Council demands end to Israeli settlements
— AFP news agency (@AFP) December 23, 2016
Full text of UNSC res demanding "#Israel immediately & completely cease all settlement activities in the occupied Palestinian territory" pic.twitter.com/fZvgYLUp96
— Eric Cortellessa (@EricCortellessa) December 23, 2016
The United States abstained from the vote and did not exercise veto power.
There was applause in the room in the chamber when the resolution passed, which the U.N. itself tweeted about:
Adoption of Resolution 2334 (14 yes, 1 abstention – USA) results in sustained applause in the Security Council chamber. https://t.co/RgvzCQQhZB
— United Nations (@UN) December 23, 2016
There was strong bipartisan resistance to this resolution in the United States, with Republican Lindsey Graham and Democrat Chuck Schumer both releasing statements strongly opposing its adoption:
Statement by @LindseyGrahamSC on resolution involving Israeli settlements. pic.twitter.com/0Z655GjGZm
— Fox News (@FoxNews) December 23, 2016
Incoming Senate Democratic Leader @SenSchumer urges US to veto UN resolution on Israeli settlements pic.twitter.com/zZtCjxcHB4
— Jake Tapper (@jaketapper) December 23, 2016
President-elect Donald Trump put out a statement yesterday calling for the U.S. to veto the resolution:
The resolution being considered at the United Nations Security Council regarding Israel should be vetoed.
As the United States has long maintained, peace between the Israelis and the Palestinians will only come through direct negotiations between the parties, and not through the imposition of terms by the United Nations.
This puts Israel in a very poor negotiating position and is extremely unfair to all Israelis.
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