Obama Administration Tells Palestinians to Push Anti-Israel UN Resolution After US Elections

"Both Egypt and the United States have warned the Palestinian leadership not to advance any moves at the UN Security Council until after the U.S. presidential election next month, a senior Palestinian official told Haaretz on Thursday.

Egypt currently holds a rotating seat on the Security Council and the U.S. is a permanent member.

According to the senior Palestinian official, the messages were sent both directly and indirectly to the Palestinian Authority, through Western and Arab intermediaries. The messages stressed that until the U.S. election is over, Washington will veto any resolution on the Israeli-Palestinian issue, including a denunciation of the settlements...

Despite the Palestinians' dissatisfaction with this situation, he added, they do not intend to make any moves at the Security Council until after the U.S. elections. Immediately after the elections however, the Palestinians do plan to ramp up their efforts at the Security Council, a senior Abbas aide said.

'We're at the consultation stage now, and we'll advance our move after the elections,' he said. 'At the moment, there's no agreement on the final wording, and it's not clear to us what the American position will be and if, after the elections, the administration really will be willing to cooperate, or will still cast a veto.'..."