Posted on 12/22/2016 8:48:34 AM PST by ColdOne
Egyptian officials scrapped a plan to proceed with a United Nations Security Council vote condemning the construction of Israeli settlements, following pushback from Israeli officials and President-elect Trump.
"Egypt requested the vote's delay to permit them to conduct an additional meeting of the Arab League's foreign ministers to work on the resolution's wording," Haaretz reported, citing Western diplomats. But the vote might be postponed "indefinitely," according to the report.
Israeli settlement construction drew condemnation from the State Department earlier this year, in addition to the rebukes of mo
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Winning sucks! Not..
Call it “The Trump effect”.
We just keep WINNING with Mr Trump.
Poor Barky is probably crying in his Hijab.
I love it!
Trump Towers has become the NYC White House.
Perimeter under 24 hour guard.
Is Samantha Power taking her lithium?
Bottom line....not the UN's business
Time to end this fantasy of a two state solution.
I thought Egypt under al-Sisi and Israel were co-operating in many areas. Why would Egypt push this resolution in the first place.
The new sheriff hasn’t gotten to town, yet.
Probably at the request of Obama. I wouldn’t be surprised if he didn’t offer his own resolution to fix his legacy.
The Gold House
It’s nice to have a real president, even if it’s still 29 days to the official inauguration.
I do too. It’s as though he’s already President. This is going to be so fun!
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