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U.N. Security Council demands end to Israeli settlements, U.S. abstains
 [REUTERS] The United States on Friday allowed the U.N. Security Council to adopt a resolution demanding an end to Israeli settlements, defying pressure from U.S. President-elect Donald Trump...New York real estate developer, described by Dems as illiterate, racist, misogynistic, and what ever other unpleasant descriptions they can think of, elected by the rest of us as 45th President of the United States... , Israel and some U.S. politicians who urged Washington to wield its veto. An abstention by the United States paved the way for the 15-member council to approve the resolution, with 14 votes in favor, to a round of applause. The B.O. regime's action broke with the long-standing American approach of shielding Israel, Washington's long-time ally that receives more than $3 billion in annual U.S. military aid, from such action. The United States, along with Russia, La Belle France, Britannia and China, has veto power on the council. The resolution, put forward by New Zealand, Malaysia, Venezuela and Senegal ... a nation of about 14 million on the west coast of Africa bordering Mauretania to the north, Mali to the east, and a pair of Guineas to the south, one of them Bissau. It is 90 percent Mohammedan and has more than 80 political parties. Its primary purpose seems to be absorbing refugees... a day after Egypt withdrew it under pressure from the Israel and Trump, was the first adopted by the council on Israel and the Paleostinians in nearly eight years. Posted by: Fred 2016-12-24 |
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