Trump calls on Obama to veto a UN Resolution that is against Israeli settlements in the West Bank and East Jerusalem.
Netanyahu demands the U.S. veto a motion critical of West Bank and East Jerusalem settlements set for a vote on Thursday. Security cabinet to convene ahead of the vote.
U.S. President-elect Donald Trump issued a statement Thursday calling on President Barack Obama to veto the UN Security Council resolution on Israel’s West Bank settlements.
Meanwhile, Western diplomats told Haaretz that the Security Council will probably not hold its planned vote on the resolution on Israel’s settlements after Egypt asked for a delay.
In his statement Trump said that peace between Israelis and Palestinians will only be reached through direct negotiations and not by coercion by United Nation institutions.
According to Trump, if the resolution is adopted by the Security Council this would be unfair toward Israelis and will place Israel at a disadvantage in future negotiations.
Egypt presented the UN Security Council on Wednesday night with a draft resolution against Israeli settlements in the West Bank and East Jerusalem. The Security Council vote is set to take place at 10:00 P.M. Israel time.
Via Haaretz