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In reply to the discussion: U.S. declines to veto U.N. Security Council resolution for Israel to stop Jewish settlement activity [View all]elleng
(130,865 posts)UNITED NATIONS Defying extraordinary pressure from President-elect Donald J. Trump and furious lobbying by Israel, the Obama administration on Friday allowed the United Nations Security Council to adopt a contentious resolution that condemned Israeli settlement construction.
The administrations decision not to veto the measure broke a longstanding American tradition of serving as Israels sturdiest diplomatic shield.
It came a day after Mr. Trump personally intervened to keep the draft measure, proposed by Egypt, from coming up for a vote on Thursday, as scheduled. Mr. Trumps aides said he spoke to the Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu. Both men also spoke to the Egyptian president, Abdel Fattah el-Sisi. Egypt postponed the vote.'>>>
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/23/world/middleeast/israel-settlements-un-vote.html?