Obama’s Veto on Israeli Settlements Demonstrates Contempt for International Humanitarian Law admin, March 21, 2011August 30, 2024 Huffington Post March 21, 2011 The US veto of a mildly worded UN Security Council resolution supporting the Israeli-Palestinian peace process and reiterating the illegality of Israeli settlements in occupied territories leaves little doubt that… Obama shares his predecessor’s contempt for international law. All fourteen of the other members of the Security Council voted for the resolution — which was cosponsored by a nearly unprecedented majority of UN members… Huffington Post International Law Israel and Palestine Israel-Palestinian conflict Obama Foreign Policy United Nations