US to "censure" Israel in Security Council
The Obama administration told Arab governments Tuesday it will back a draft resolution saying the Security Council "does not accept the legitimacy of continued Israeli settlement activity," according to Foreign Policy magazine. But the US also intends to veto a stronger non-binding resolution by the 15-member body denouncing the Israeli settlements as "illegal." The new language was part of a compromise put forth by Susan Rice, the US Ambassador to the UN.
AWIP: Obama’s First UN Veto: US to Stop Security Council Calling Israeli Settlements ‘Illegal’