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UN Security Council Expected to Vote on Israel Resolution on Friday

• AntiWar.com by Jason Ditz

A roundabout effort to block Thursday's vote at the UN Security Council on a resolution calling on Israel to end settlements in the occupied territories succeeded, but only very temporarily, as officials are now saying that the vote will happen on Friday instead.

The Thursday vote was halted at the last minute when Egypt's military junta, one of the nations pushing the resolution in the first place, called for a delay amid intense pressure from Israel as well as US President-elect Donald Trump. The Obama Administration is expected to abstain, despite demands from Israel and Trump that they veto it.

Egypt's resolution was reintroduced for Friday vote by other nations, which means they can no longer just call it off at the last minute. Assuming the US withholds its veto, it will end up a simple up-down vote among security council members.


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