Rebuking UN, Israeli Ambassador Links Anti-Settlement Resolution to Terror

"Israeli Ambassador to the United Nations Danny Danon on Tuesday rebuked the Security Council over an anti-settlements resolution it approved last month. The ambassador said Resolution 2334 emboldens Palestinian obstinacy and distances peace, and hinted that it also provided a tailwind for terror...

The meeting was the first on the conflict since the Security Council's 15 member states passed the resolution on December 23, 2016. The adoption of the resolution drew a furious reaction from Jerusalem, in particular against the US, which abstained rather than vetoing the measure.

It was also the last meeting to be held on the subject while US President Barack Obama is in the White House. President-elect Donald Trump, who blasted the resolution as a 'big loss' for Israel, will be sworn in on Friday...

During his address, Danon brandished the photographs of four Israeli soldiers killed last week in a truck-ramming attack in Jerusalem, quoting Hamas and the Islamic Jihad, and linking it to the Security Council resolution.

'The day after the Security Council vote, Fatah, the movement of [Palestinian leader] Mahmoud Abbas, posted a cartoon on their official Facebook page. It showed a dagger in the shape of a map of Israel colored with Palestinian flag. Not Judea and Samaria; all of Israel. Under the dagger was a pool of blood and next to it said, 'Thank you' and listed each Council member who voted for the shameful resolution,' said Danon.

'For Israel, peace is not a convenient ploy we raise in international forums. It is an essential part of all of our prayers,' he continued. 'Last month's resolution has set us back in pursuit of peace.'..."