The resolution proposed by Egypt calls for the UN to demand of Israel to “immediately and completely cease all settlement activities in the occupied Palestinian territory, including East Jerusalem” and labels the existing settlements a “flagrant violation” of international law, according to the text obtained by the Times of Israel.
“The resolution being considered at the United Nations Security Council regarding Israel should be vetoed,” Trump announced Thursday morning on Twitter.
In a lengthier statement, posted on his Facebook page, the president elect argued that “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,” Trump concluded.
Trump wants veto for ‘extremely unfair’ UN resolution on Israel
22 December 2016
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President-elect Donald Trump is opposed to the resolution before the UN Security Council condemning Israeli settlements, and wants the US to veto it.
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