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U.S. vetoes U.N. resolution declaring Israeli settlements illegal
VETO
February 18, 2011|From Richard Roth, CNN
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The United States vetoed Friday a U.N. Security Council resolution that would have declared Israeli settlements in the West Bank illegal.

U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Susan Rice said that while the United States agrees about "the folly and illegitimacy of continued Israeli settlement activity, we think it unwise for this council to attempt to resolve the core issues that divide Israelis and Palestinians."
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"The proper message that should have been sent by the Security Council to Israel, the occupying power, is that its contempt of international law and the international community will no longer be tolerated," he said. "We fear, however, that the message sent today may be one that only encourages further Israeli intransigence and impunity. This must be remedied."
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Nicht, dass es einen Unterschied macht, ob Israel nun 79 oder 80 Resolutionen verletzt. Dennoch zeigt das mal wieder wie deplatziert die USA im Sicherheitsrat (auf der Welt?) sind.