U.N. anti-Israel vote finds contempt from both sides of House
The vote by the United Nations Security Council to condemn Israeli settlements on the West Bank has drawn sharp criticism from Brooklyn lawmakers on both sides of the aisle in the House of Representatives.
On Dec. 23, the 15-member Security Council voted to adopt a non-binding resolution, stating that establishing Israeli settlements in Palestinian territory is a “major obstacle” to a two-state solution for peace in the Middle East.
The U.S., which in the past has blocked anti-Israel resolutions by vetoing them, abstained this time around. The abstention allowed the resolution to move forward.