Israeli settlement

Time to condemn Israeli settlements January 2011

January 2011 — The Obama administration will face a moment of truth in deciding how to vote on a UN Security Council resolution condemning Israeli settlements under international law now being drafted on behalf of the Palestinians for presentation early this year. But the administration’s thwarted efforts to freeze settlements, the huge obstacle settlements pose to a two-state peace, Israel’s aggressive expansion of settlements, and the need to restore U.S. credibility as a peace maker are all powerful reasons for supporting this initiative. The following article is taken from a longer piece written by Philip Wilcox and available at the Foundation for Middle East Peace website.