Pressure remains on Israel as Kerry declines veto guarantee at UN

“We’ve made no determinations about language, approaches, specific resolutions, any of that,” the secretary told the press in London. “This isn’t the time to detail private conversations. or speculate on a UN Security Council resolution that hasn’t even been tabled.”

 

Tabled yet or not, Jordan and France have publicly declared their intentions to move forward with resolutions that would set a UN-mandated timeline for Israel’s withdrawal from the West Bank, without approval or consultation with Jerusalem.

 

The Obama administration, following its predecessors, has long opposed any actions on the Middle East peace process that fail to include the consent of both parties. The Palestinian Authority has said it plans to submit its own resolution, possibly as early as this week.

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