"The United States will consider taking its concerns over Israel's settlement activity, or over a general stall in negotiations toward a final-status solution with the Palestinians, to the United Nations Security Council, the State Department said on Thursday.
The Obama administration outlined its stance after several days of confusion over whether the US might or might not consider such a move.
'We understand that there is an early draft that the Palestinians have shared informally in New York,' State Department spokesperson John Kirby said, asked by The Jerusalem Post to clarify whether the US would consider voting for or declining to veto a resolution addressing Israel's settlement activity in the West Bank.
'We are very concerned about trends on the ground and we do have a sense of urgency about the two-state solution. We will consider all of our options for advancing our shared objective of lasting peace between Israelis and Palestinians, but I'm not going to comment on a draft Security Council resolution.'...
Over breakfast with foreign policy reporters on Thursday morning, Speaker of the House Paul Ryan warned against any 'funny' moves at the UN, arguing that such actions would run counter to peace. The US has long supported direct negotiations between the parties..."