4 Things to Know About the Dec. 23 UN Resolution Against Israel
President-elect Trump attempted to thwart the resolution passing and is now saying he intends to undo these UN actions
Prior to UN vote on Dec. 23, Egypt had presented a resolution the day before condemning Israeli settlements. When the Egpyptians requested a delay on the vote, another one was put forward, sponsored by New Zealand, Senegal, Malaysia, and Venezuela, which ultimately passed.
As The New York Times reported last Thursday, the President-elect and Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi spoke by phone after Israeli officials reached out Trump for help.
Shortly after the resolution passed, Trump tweeted the following: "As to the U.N., things will be different Jan. 20th."
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On Wednesday, amid the fallout over this move, Trump released two tweets in support of Israel:
"We cannot continue to let Israel be treated with such total disdain and disrespect. They used to have a great friend in the U.S., but.......
not anymore. The beginning of the end was the horrible Iran deal, and now this (U.N.)! Stay strong Israel, January 20th is fast approaching!"
Some suspect that Trump will pull U.S. funds from the UN, amounting to nearly a quarter of its operating budget.
Additionally, Trump recently named David Friedman, a New York bankruptcy lawyer who served as his advisor on Israel during the campaign, as his choice for the U.S. ambassador to Israel. Friedman has said that he intends to carry out his new job from Jerusalem, lending further credence to the idea that the Trump administration would keep its promise to move the U.S. embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem.
