A high profile vote at the UN Security Council condemning Israeli settlement construction did not take place as planned, when the Egyptian military junta, facing heavy pressure from Israel, agreed to demand that the vote be delayed.
Israeli officials expressed outrage at the resolution, calling it “one-sided” and warning it could bolster the international BDS movement. The cabinet warned that the vote might still take place, as the resolution could be reintroduced at any time.
Other diplomats expressed surprise at Egypt stepping forward to block the resolution, saying that the indications were that all of the nations were ready for the 3 pm vote this afternoon and then Egypt killed it at the last minute.
Israeli officials say the goal for now is to just keep convincing Egypt to delay the resolution through January 20, with the expectation that US President-elect Donald Trump will veto the resolution. Expectations that President Obama wouldn’t veto the resolution were the driving force behind Israel turning to Egypt.
Reuters reports that an Israeli official said Israel warned Obama that it would reach out to Trump unless Obama promised to veto the resolution. Trump tweeted criticsm of Obama on the resolution all day and spoke to Egyptian coup leader Sisi to convince Sisi to withdraw the resolution. Trump may not be a neocon. but he sure is under the influence of the Zionists. Does anyone at antiwar.com still hope that Trump may be neutral between the Israelis and the Palestinians. Hey guys, the antiwar movement lost the presidential election.
Get with it.
How is it that these people can get to anyone? Geez.
It would appear that Trump — either personally or through some of his subordinates — has been corresponding and negotiating with the foreign governments of Israel and Egypt, for the purpose of interfering with and defeating President Obama’s current foreign policy measures concerning Israel. If so, then Trump is in violation of the Logan Act (18 U.S.C. section 953), which makes it a felony for “any citizen of the United States” to do what Trump is doing “without the authority of the United States.” As a law-abiding citizen of the US, I hereby reequest that our President and Attorney General investigate this apparent violation of our federal criminal code and take appropriate action immediately.
Dream the impossible dream. Trump won the election. You and your war hag Hillary lost. Nothing is going to change that. Take your Prosac and go home and cry.
Obama should offer the Resolution. It is US policy.
It looks like someone else beat us to it. Other members of the Security Council put it back on the agenda, and it passed 14-0 with US abstaining.
Netanyahu is furious. Great.