UN Security Council votes 14-0 to condemn Israeli settlement construction

Last Updated Dec 23, 2016 8:08 PM EST
The UN Security Council passed a resolution 14-0 condemning the construction of Israeli settlements in east Jerusalem and the West Bank. The resolution called continuing construction in the Palestinian territory a “flagrant violation” of international law, and it called on Israel to halt all settlement activities in order to salvage a two-state solution.
The U.S. abstained from the vote, in a departure from past U.S. diplomatic practice of vetoin