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UN passes anti-settlement resolution, US abstains

The U.N. Security Council adopted a resolution condemning Israeli settlements with the United States abstaining.
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December 23, 2016

The U.N. Security Council adopted a resolution condemning Israeli settlements with the United States abstaining.

The resolution was adopted Friday afternoon with 14 votes in favor and one abstention.

The resolution called Israeli settlements “a flagrant violation of international law” that damage the prospects of a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

The adoption was greeted with sustained applause.

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