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Palestinians Aim To Take Advantage of Widening Washington-Jerusalem Rift

A proposed UN Security Council resolution would ‘condemn’ Israel’s settlement policies and ‘demand’ an end to all settlement activities. While America is likely to veto the text, it may agree to a joint council statement on Israeli settlements.

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Prime Minister Netanyahu speaks during a weekly cabinet meeting at Jerusalem, January 15, 2023. Menahem Kahana/pool via AP
BENNY AVNI
BENNY AVNI

Encouraged by Washington’s public rebuke of Israel, the Palestinian Authority is promoting a resolution at the United Nations to condemn Jerusalem and isolate Prime Minister Netanyahu on the world stage. 

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BENNY AVNI
BENNY AVNI

Benny Avni is a columnist who has published in the New York Post, WSJOpinion, The Daily Beast, Newsweek, Israel Radio, Ha’Aretz, and others. Once New York Sun, always New York Sun.

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