2 U.S. diplomat at the United Nations, spoke against what the United States says is the unfair singling out of Israel during a closed session of the U.N. Security Council on Friday. There and elsewhere, the Trump administration is arguing that the United Nations has allowed valuable time and attention to be hijacked for bashing Israel. The change in U.S. administrations, and the shift in positions on Israeli settlements flavored the discussion Friday. The Trump administration strongly disagrees with the December resolution and the Obama administration’s rebuke but cannot quickly undo the U.N. action. Earlier Friday, the United States voted against five resolutions it calls anti-Israel at the U.N. Human Rights Council in Geneva.

Source: Washington Post March 24, 2017 23:10 UTC