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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]karynnj
(59,495 posts)The timeline completely disproves that. Kerry gave a very detailed description of the problems caused by the settlement expansion in teh West Bank earlier this month. The speculation then was that Obama would allow a resolution and or discuss what they saw as a framework for a middle eastern peace. This was not a surprise. Not to mention - it is very very close to the US policy for decades.
Furthermore, from a State Department briefing Kerry spoke to Netanyahu before Netanyahu spoke to Trump and before either tweeted and before Trump spoke to Sisi - in what really was a pretty questionable action - purportedly done at Netanyahu's suggestion. As to HRC prevailing to stop this - I suggest you forget that she took credit for the settlement freeze that the Obama administration asked for in the first term. She might have distanced herself, but I doubt she would have stopped it or even wanted to stop it.
Settlements are incompatible with the two state solution that she has long supported. They are very compatible with the policies that Jared Kusher and Trump's Israel ambassador nominee. They support the settler's movement that call for Israel to annex "Judea and Sumeria" aka the West Bank -- preferably without the Palestinians living there.