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\"UN<\/a>12 Reasons the U.S. Should Have Vetoed U.N. resolution 2334<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/h5>\n

Hillel C. Neuer<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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Joining the Jackals: The Case Against U.N. Resolution 2334 <\/strong>
\nAn open letter from UN Watch executive director Hillel Neuer to U.S. Ambassador Samantha Power<\/strong><\/p>\n

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December 29, 2016<\/span><\/p>\n

Dear Ambassador Power,<\/span><\/p>\n

I write in response to your abstention on Friday which allowed a U.N. Security Council resolution condemning Israel, and in response to the substantial explanation of vote that you delivered. With even further U.N. measures still possible before President Obama leaves office on January 20th, I urge you and the Administration\u2014where you play an influential role as a member of the President\u2019s Cabinet, and as one of President Obama\u2019s most trusted advisors\u2014to reconsider your approach.<\/span><\/p>\n

Your speech on Friday had much to applaud. As you have vigorously done for three years, your remarks exposed in compelling detail the U.N. double standard applied to the Jewish state, which, you rightly said, \u201cnot only hurts Israel, it undermines the legitimacy of the United Nations itself.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

As you noted last year on the 40th anniversary of the infamous Zionism is Racism resolution, at the U.N. \u201crarely a day goes by without some effort to delegitimize Israel.\u201d On that occasion, you called for everyone to \u201crelentlessly fight back\u201d against this \u201cignorance and hatred.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Your vote on Friday, however, makes a dramatic break with all of this. While it is perfectly legitimate to disagree with Israel about settlements, allowing Resolution 2334 to pass was morally wrong and strategically damaging. As set forth below, we believe the U.S. decision to acquiesce in the adoption of this lopsided resolution reverses decades of past practice, sets back the cause of peace, and harms the interests of Israelis, Palestinians, and Americans.<\/span><\/p>\n

Leader\u2019s of Israel\u2019s Left-Wing Opposition Reject U.N. Resolution<\/span><\/p>\n

Immediate and compelling evidence demonstrates that the Administration has failed to achieve its objective, which you articulated as promoting the two-state solution.<\/span><\/p>\n

Secretary Kerry\u2019s speech yesterday failed to acknowledge the telling fact that Israel\u2019s mainstream society, including leading supporters of the two-state solution, have sharply rejected the U.N. resolution, and criticized the U.S. role in its advancement and adoption.<\/span><\/p>\n

Consider:<\/span><\/p>\n