In major reversal, U.S. agrees to rebuke Israel in Security Council - By Colum Lynch | Turtle Bay

17.2.11

In major reversal, U.S. agrees to rebuke Israel in Security Council - By Colum Lynch | Turtle Bay: "The U.S. informed Arab governments Friday that it will support a U.N. Security Council statement reaffirming that the 15-nation body 'does not accept the legitimacy of continued Israeli settlement activity,' a move aimed at avoiding the prospect of having to veto a stronger Palestinian resolution calling the settlements illegal.

But the Palestinian's rejected the American offer following a meeting late Wednesdy of Arab representativs and said it is planning to press for a vote on its resolution Friday, according officials familar with the issue. The decision to reject the American offer raised the prospects that the Obama adminstration may cast its first ever veto in the U.N. Security Council."