In a sharp rebuke to the Donald Trump administration the 14 other UN Security Council members on Wednesday strongly opposed the Us announcement that it no longer considers Israeli settlements to be a violation of international law.
They warned that the new American policy undermines a potential two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
The council’s monthly Mideast meeting just two days after U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo’s announcement was dominated by strong reactions to the new American policy from countries representing all regions of the world that said all Israeli settlements are illegal under international law.
Only Israel’s UN ambassador Danny Danon who is not a council member spoke in support of the US position saying it “rights a historical wrong.” He flagrantly called the criticism an “obstacle to peace” that is “preventing direct negotiations” between Israelis and Palestinians.
