Trump Uses First UNSC Veto to Defend Jerusalem Decision - Israel Today

Trump Uses First UNSC Veto to Defend Jerusalem Decision

Tuesday, December 19, 2017 |  Israel Today Staff

The Trump Administration on Monday exercised its very first veto in the UN Security Council, and it was done to defend Israel's claim to Jerusalem.

The Security Council had gathered to vote on a resolution effectively condemning the United States for publicly recognizing Jerusalem as the capital of Israel.

The document expressed "deep regret at recent decisions concerning the status of Jerusalem," a clear reference to US President Donald Trump's declaration earlier this month that Washington now officially considers the Holy City to be the capital of the Jewish state.

The 14 other members of the Security Council all voted in favor of the resolution. US Ambassador Nikki Haley's "no" vote then sent it to the trash bin.

Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu immediately published a video message thanking Trump and Haley for taking such a bold stand.

Haley told the council that Trump's America will continue to defend Israel "without reluctance." She also put the world body on notice, stating that "will not be told, by any country, where we will put our embassy. ...What happened today at the Security Council is an insult. It won’t be forgotten."

Israel Excitedly Welcomes US Ambassador Nikki Haley - Israel Today

Israel Excitedly Welcomes US Ambassador Nikki Haley

Wednesday, June 07, 2017 |  Israel Today Staff

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Just days after threatening to withdraw the US from the UN Human Rights Council over its sick obsession with Israel, Ambassador Nikki Haley on Wednesday landed in the Jewish state, where she was warmly welcomed.

Haley is in the country for three days, during which time she will meet with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and President Reuven Rivlin.

She'll also visit the Yad Vashem Holocaust memorial in Jerusalem and tour Israel's northern and southern borders.

Haley's colleague, Israeli Ambassador to the UN Danny Danon, will accompany her throughout the visit.

Haley is perhaps the most outspoken supporter of Israel in a Trump Administration that boasts not a few lovers of the Jewish state.

As Haley arrived on Wednesday, Danon told her: "We are honored to welcome you to our country and thank you for standing resolutely by our side. We look forward to showing you our beautiful country as we work together to further strengthen our alliance."

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Congress Reaffirms: Jerusalem Belongs to Israel - Israel Today

Congress Reaffirms: Jerusalem Belongs to Israel

Tuesday, June 06, 2017 |  Israel Today Staff

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The US Senate on Monday voted 90-0 in favor of a resolution reaffirming that a united Jerusalem is and will forever remain Israel's capital city.

The vote was held to mark the 50th anniversary of Jerusalem's reunification under Israeli rule during the Six Day War in 1967.

The resolution called upon President Donald Trump to abide by a 1995 law stipulating that the US Embassy be relocated from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem.

Bill Clinton, George W. Bush and Barack Obama all sidestepped the law by citing national security. There remains hope in Israel that Trump will buck that trend.

In related news, US Ambassador Nikki Haley on Tuesday again chastised the United Nations Human Rights Council for its obsession with criticizing Israel, even as genuine human rights crises elsewhere go unmentioned.

"It is essential that this council address its chronic anti-Israel bias if it wants to maintain its credibility," Haley insisted.

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