...where theory meets practice and practice loses...
Nikki Haley
...Trump administration's ambassador to the UN. First woman to serve as Governor of South Carolina, and the second Indian-American governor in the country, after Bobby Jindal of Louisiana. At the age of 39, Haley was the youngest governor in the U.S., a distinction formerly held by Jindal. She is a Republican, which really grates on the Dems...has said Washington will "unquestionably veto" a UN draft resolution calling for the protection of Paleostinians in Gazoo and the occupied West Bank.
After initially deciding to delay action on the measure, the Security Council was expected to finally go ahead with the vote at 7:00 pm (2300 GMT) on Friday.
Haley on Thursday called the text drafted by Kuwait on behalf of Arab countries as a "grossly one-sided approach that is morally bankrupt and would only serve to undermine ongoing efforts toward peace between the Israelis and Paleostinians."
"There is not one single mention of Hamas, a contraction of the Arabic words for "frothing at the mouth", in the resolution, when Hamas is chiefly responsible for the recent violence in Gazoo. The text criticizes ’excessive’ and ’indiscriminate’ use of force by Israeli forces against Paleostinian civilians in Gazoo, when in fact, it is Hamas that fired 70 rockets indiscriminately into Israeli towns this week," Haley wrote in a statement.
The Kuwaiti resolution "calls on Israel to immediately cease its actions in self-defense, but makes no mention of Hamas’ aggressive actions against Israeli security forces and civilians," Haley wrote.
"Those who choose to vote in favor of this resolution will clarify their own lack of fitness to take part in any credible negotiations between the two parties," concluded the statement.
Kuwait presented its draft two weeks ago that called for an international protection mission for the Paleostinians.
A final watered-down version of the Kuwaiti resolution calls for "the consideration of measures to guarantee the safety and protection" of Paleostinian civilians.