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U.S. CONDEMNS ISRAEL VETA U.S. was again in absolute solitude FRIDAY 18 TO VETO IN THE SECURITY COUNCIL OF THE DRAFT UN RESOLUTION CONDEMNS ISRAELI SETTLEMENTS IN THE OCCUPIED PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES. IS THE FIRST TIME THAT THE GOVERNMENT OF OBAMA this resource. THE OTHER 14 MEMBERS OF THE SECURITY COUNCIL: GREAT BRITAIN, FRANCE, RUSSIA, CHINA, BRAZIL, COLOMBIA, LEBANON, NIGERIA, GABON, PORTUGAL, BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA, INDIA, South Africa and Germany voted in favor of the resolution, which had the express support of 130 Members of the International. Niko
Schvarzer United States again be in absolute solitude on Friday 18 to veto in the Security Council a draft UN resolution condemning Israeli settlements in the occupied Palestinian territories. is the first time that the Obama administration this resource. The other 14 Security Council members Britain, France, Russia, China, Brazil, Colombia, Lebanon, Nigeria, Gabon, Portugal, Bosnia-Herzegovina, India, South Africa and Germany voted for the resolution, which had the express support of 130 members of the international organization. U.S. vetoed the resolution stated that "the Israeli settlements in Palestinian territories occupied in 1967, including East Jerusalem, are illegal and constitute a major obstacle to achieving a just, lasting and comprehensive." Secondly, we urged the Israeli government as an occupying power, to "immediately cease all settlement activity" and complies with all international obligations. This is what USA rejected, in collusion with the Israeli government, just as the government of Tel Aviv is the only one who does not vote on the repeated UN resolutions condemning the U.S. blockade against Cuba.
Moreover, the U.S. exerted intense pressure to try to avoid voting in the Council and adopt instead a non-binding declaration. It transpired that these efforts was personally involved the head of the White House, who spoke with the president of the Palestinian National Authority (PNA) in an effort to stop the discussion of the resolution. One cable attaches to Palestinian sources claim that in a telephone conversation Obama asked the president of the PNA to withdraw the motion to condemn Israel and launched "veiled threats" about possible repercussions if they refused to stop the diplomatic offensive. There was even talk of blackmail.
These pressures are compounded by the cynicism exhibited in the Council debate U.S. Ambassador Susan Rice, who began by saying that his country agreed with the rest of the Council and the wider world about "the folly and illegitimacy to continue Israeli settlement activity "(sic), yet it was" inadvisable "that the body tried to resolve the dispute. Certainly not convince anyone. 
From different angles it was argued that this means leaving a free hand to Israel to continue without limits settlement construction and houses in Palestinian territories, as has been occurring at a rapid pace since the end of the moratorium last September. Resolutions Israeli government has authorized new construction in East Jerusalem, and local authorities in some Israeli cities have adopted special measures in this regard and Palestinian residents. As is known, multiplied these illegal constructions in East Jerusalem and the West Bank which have determined the interruption of bilateral negotiations. Human Rights Watch The U.S. said in a message of its Middle East director, Sarah Leah Whitson, "The U.S. opposition to a specific text in the Council Security can not tell Israel, in a binding formula, which must halt settlements in Palestinian territories, undermining efforts to enforce international law. " recalled that the Geneva Convention, which Israel is a signatory , prohibits an occupying power from transferring population into occupied territory (which was endorsed by the International Court of Justice in 2004), in spite of which almost 500,000 Israelis have moved with the support of his government settlements on Palestinian territory and also despite the international condemnation, "in fact has annexed part of East Jerusalem, which Palestinians consider the capital of their future state" (and where the government authorized new construction in Israel recently). In addition, HRW documented how the Israeli authorities discriminate against Palestinian residents of East Jerusalem, which will restrict access to basic services and housing, while providing "generous financial benefits" to the construction of infrastructure and houses in the Jewish settlements.
The U.S. attitude has collected a widespread revulsion. Palestinian leaders called to stage a "day of rage" against the blockade of the White House to the text proposed by the ANP with the support of Arab countries. Yesterday there were demonstrations by Palestinian militants against the wall Israel is building, and several were detained by Israeli soldiers. These facts affect the entire region, which is troubled, as we
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