At the United Nations, the United States stood alone Wednesday as the 14 other members of the Security Council rebuked the Trump administration’s announcement that it no longer considers Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank illegal under international law. This is Karen Pierce, the United Kingdom’s ambassador to the U.N.
Karen Pierce: “I’m making this statement today on behalf of Belgium, France, Germany, Poland and, of course, the United Kingdom. Our position on Israeli settlement policy in the occupied Palestinian territory, including East Jerusalem, is clear and remains unchanged: All settlement activity is illegal under international law, and it erodes the viability of the two-state solution and the prospects for a lasting peace as reaffirmed by U.N. Security Council Resolution 2334.”