Every member of the UN Security Council issued a statement demanding that Israel stop settlement construction in the West Bank, except for the United States. Despite allegedly harsh condemnation by the US of the settlements, the UN is not considered an appropriate venue for resolving the Israel-Palestine conflict. The unstated, but rather apparent, reason for this is that an international law settlement actually holds Israel accountable. The other countries that sit on the UN Security Council are not full of rabid anti-Semites to say the least:
China
Russia
France
United Kingdom
Azerbaijan
Colombia
Germany
Guatemala
India
Morocco
Pakistan
Portugal
South Africa
Togo
Whenever there is criticism of Israel in the UN, the pro-Israel lobbyists intimidate Congress to supporting the distorted views of Benjamin Netanyahu that it is against the security interest of Israel for the Palestinians to request observer status in the UN, which is their legal right under the UN Charter, and at the same time, it is Israel’s right to annex Palestinian land and establish Israel settlements in violation of international law. The US will be on the wrong side of history if it continues to cower to the right wing Israel orthodox believe that “God gave us this land.”
David W.