United Nations Adopts Security Council Resolution on 12-23-16 with the 15-member Council adopting the resolution by a vote of 14 in favour and with one nation abstaining from the vote – the United States
“UN chief welcomes Security Council resolution on Israeli settlements as ‘significant step’” (https://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=55874#.WGE9TIWcFPY; obtained on 12-2616) was published on the UN Website on 12-23-16 and began the following way:
“23 December 2016 – United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today welcomed the adoption of a Security Council resolution which states that the establishment of Israeli settlements in Palestinian territory occupied since 1967, have ‘no legal validity,’ constitute a ‘flagrant violation’ under international law and are a ‘major obstacle’ to a two-State solution and a just, lasting and comprehensive peace.”
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