Samantha Power, center, the United States Ambassador to the United Nations, votes to abstain during a U.N. Security Council vote on condemning Israel’s settlements in the West Bank and east Jerusalem, Friday, Dec. 23, 2016 at United Nations Headquarters. (Manuel Elias/The United Nations via AP)
Washington Free Beacon: White House On Defense After Being Exposed as Architect of Anti-Israel U.N. Action
White House denies it worked to ensure the anti-Israel measure won approval
Senior Obama administration officials are scrambling to provide explanations after multiple reports, including in the Washington Free Beacon, identified the White House as being a chief architect of a recent United Nations resolution condemning the state of Israel, according to conversations with multiple former and current U.S. officials.
On the heels of the hotly contested resolution, which condemned Israel for building homes in its capital, Jerusalem, senior Obama administration officials, including Secretary of State John Kerry and Vice President Joe Biden, have been identified as leading the charge to ensure the anti-Israel measure won approval by the U.N. Security Council.
The administration’s denials of this charge broke down during the past several days as multiple reporters confirmed the Obama administration worked behind-the-scenes to help shape and forward the resolution.
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WNU Editor: These contradictions tell me that the communication discipline of the White House is breaking down .... they cannot get their stories straight and it is becoming embarrassing. Most lame duck administrations tend to coast in the last few months of their term .... one cannot say that about the Obama administration. But this push to influence U.S. policy as they are leaving out the door is going to backfire on them .... as it is now happening with their decision to abstain on last week's UN vote on Israel, and their explanations on why they did so.
WNU Editor: Many Democrats are unhappy .... Will John Kerry’s Israel Speech Tear the Democrats Apart? (Betsy Woodruff, Daily Beast)
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