Obama Mulling Support of UN Resolution Against Israeli Settlements

"Two months before leaving office, US President Barack Obama is considering a last minute move vis-à-vis the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, a White House official told American Jewish reporters in a briefing on Tuesday.

Obama is considering several options suggested by his advisors at the National Security Council. One option would be giving the US's support to a UN Security Council resolution against Israeli settlements or on the two-state solution. Alternatively, the outgoing president could settle for only a declarative act, like a speech presenting the main points of his administration's stance on the conflict. A third option would be to do nothing.

The White House official said Obama would inform President-elect Donald Trump before making any such move. 'You don't want to present something and a month later see a different president doing the exact opposite,' the official said..."