Profile picture: Adam in the West Bank Jewish settlements, an excavator to work. Xinhua Beijing Xinhua, 20 February 18 in the United States vetoed a UN Security Council drafted by the Arab countries that condemned the Israeli expansion of Jewish settlements in the draft resolution, resulting in the 14 other Council members to be voted at the same time be more than 100 state-sponsored draft resolution was not passed. Analysts believe the move was intended to appease U.S. allies Israel and pro-United States forces, but this obviously biased party's move is bound to the international community's strong dissatisfaction, and negative impact on peace process, Palestinians and Israelis. United States: more domestic and foreign considerations the draft resolution by the Security Council non-permanent members of Lebanon made on 19 December last year, from the drafting of brewing, grinding changes to be submitted to vote, which lasted two months. Bill pointed out that Israel in the West Bank and Gaza Strip is illegal to build Jewish settlements, and Israel in the occupied territories continue to build settlements condemn these core content is actually in line with U.S. policy, the United States can vote in abstain from voting. But why should the U.S. insist on the veto? The United States the reasons given is that it considers this draft resolution in the content, "one-sided", "no balance." Rice, U.S. Permanent Representative to the UN in the Security Council to explain the U.S. position after the vote, said she worried that "the existence of the draft resolution (Palestinians and Israelis) both the risk of hardening of positions", thus affecting the Middle East peace process. She believes that the current United Nations is not dealing with the issue of Jewish settlements in the right place, this issue should be resolved through peace talks Palestinians and Israelis. However, analysts pointed out that the U.S. veto, more importantly, to take into account the relationship between the U.S. and the U.S. domestic political factors. From the perspective of the relationship between the United States to Israel to the United States has recently been "abandoned" former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak led Egypt expressed strong dissatisfaction with political mutation, therefore, the United States veto in the Middle East is to the country's political turbulence the case, let Israel have the feeling left out by the United States, hoping to continue to hold Israel to protect United States interests in the Middle East. Domestic factors from the U.S. point of view, the Obama administration is worried that if the Council abstained, will the U.S. Congress in the Republican and Democratic support for Israel further antagonism, so that his government by the Republican Party more constraints. Israelis and Palestinians: a happy one worry the U.S. veto, Israel relief. 19 Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu rejected the draft resolution on the United States to U.S. President Barack Obama expressed "deep gratitude." Prime Minister's Office said in a statement: "The U.S. government's decision to the full that the only way to achieve peace Palestinians and Israelis is a direct peace talks, the decision rather than by international institutions." Deputy director of Israel's National Security Institute Yehuda this - Golda Meir said that the U.S. government vetoed Bill does not suspense, so the Israeli government does not worry about the pressure on the issue of settlements, it is more likely to value the impact of this decision, namely to promote the Palestinian side to give up unilateral action and return to negotiations the table. At the same time, the U.S. veto action, Pakistan from top to bottom boos. Palestine Liberation Organization Executive Committee of the 18th night in the Executive Committee under the auspices of President Mahmoud Abbas held an emergency meeting to discuss measures, and condemned the practice of the United States. Board members after the meeting, Erekat told reporters of Xinhua News Agency, Pakistani leaders that the U.S. approach
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