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January 10, 2017

The UN Settlements Resolution Runs Contrary to Longstanding U.S. Policy and to International Law

Don’t believe Samantha Power and Ben Rhodes.

Ambassador Samantha Power, defending the U.S. decision not to veto Security Council Resolution 2334, stated that the vote was “fully in line with the bipartisan history of how American presidents have approached the issue,” citing alleged precedent from previous administrations. However, writes Peter Berkowitz, both her claim and similar statements issued by the presidential foreign-policy guru Ben Rhodes are demonstrably false; he outlines how the incoming president can undo the damage:

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