Newly Introduced Bipartisan House Resolution Asks US to Veto UN Palestinian Statehood Bid

"A Republican and a Democrat from the House Armed Services Committee introduced a resolution on Monday calling on the Obama administration to continue the twenty-plus-year American policy of vetoing any United Nations Security Council resolution that unilaterally tries to resolve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict instead of encouraging bilateral negotiations.

The resolution, which was introduced by by Reps. Doug Lamborn (R-Colo.) and Gwen Graham (D-Fla.), pointed out that President Barack Obama said in 2011 that 'peace will not come through statements and resolutions at the United Nations,' and noted that UN has consistently treated Israel unfairly. 41 out of 48 UN Human Rights Council resolutions in the past two years criticizing a specific country have been targeted at Israel.

Given all this, the resolution continued, the United States should 'continue to uphold its practice of vetoing any United Nations Security Council resolution that inserts the Council into the peace process, unilaterally recognizes a Palestinian state, makes declarations concerning Israeli controlled territories, or dictates terms and a timeline for the Israeli-Palestinian peace process.'..."