The United Nations Security Council on Thursday 22 Kislev, is scheduled to vote on an Egyptian resolution demanding an immediate halt to all construction in all settlements. Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu used twitter to get out his message “The US should veto the anti-Israel resolution in the UN Security Council Thursday”.

Israel Ambassador to the UN Danny Danon called the resolution “absurd”, adding it will do nothing to advance peace but it will be a prize to the PA (Palestinian Authority) for its ongoing incitement and acts of terrorism. He called the UN “hypocritical”, citing at thousands of people are being massacred in Syria, this is what the security council is concerned with, construction in Israeli communities. He added “I hope Israel’s greatest friend”, referring to the United States, “will not permit the resolution to pass”.

There is speculation and concern in Israel that with a few days remaining in the outgoing president’s term in office, President Barak Obama may not veto the bill, rather permit it to pass. Other opine that America has always remained true to Israel in matters such as there, using its veto power to prevent the passage of unjustified anti-Israel resolutions in the Security Council.

According to a Walla News report, based on a senior Israeli official meeting with Secretary of State John Kerry, the Obama administration will not use its veto authority to prevent the resolution from passing in the Security Council. Some view this as Obama’s last opportunity to do “something” against the settlements.

(YWN – Israel Desk, Jerusalem)