As expected, the US used its veto during the UN Security Council vote on whether Palestine should be given full UN membership. Twelve countries voted for the resolution and two – the UK and Switzerland – abstained. A US official who spoke to the Times of Israel opined that countries voting in favour did so because they knew there would be no consequences given the US veto. Decades of allowing Israel’s colonial expansion to deplete Palestine would prove the official right. Even so, and despite the possible gimmick at the UNSC, Israel decided it would summon the ambassadors of six countries that voted in favour of full Palestinian membership in the UN. The targeted countries were France, Japan, South Korea, … Continue reading Israel diplomatic harassment over the UNSC resolution