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Palestinians prepare Security Council condemnation of Israel for legalizing outposts
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleJacob Magid is The Times of Israel's US bureau chief
The Palestinian Mission to the UN is preparing a Security Council resolution condemning Israel for its recently announced decision to legalize nine outposts and advance plans for some 10,000 new settlement homes in the West Bank, two diplomats for countries on the top panel tell The Times of Israel.
Once it has completed drafting the resolution, it will be submitted to the Arab League’s representative on the Security Council, the United Arab Emirates, in order for it to be weighed by other members.
The Palestinian mission is working to rally support for the resolution to be brought to a vote, though it currently is facing opposition from the United States.
According to the Axios news site, the US has told the Palestinians that it would be willing to support a non-binding joint statement from Security Council members condemning the Israeli announcement, as opposed to the binding resolution being drafted, which it would be more inclined to veto.
Israel is lobbying members of the Security Council not to back the resolution, but faces an uphill battle given that its policies in the West Bank face near-unanimous opposition.
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