FOREIGN POLICY/NIKKI HALEY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/UN: “The U.S. on Monday [12-18-17] vetoed a United Nations Security Council resolution that called on the Trump administration to rescind its decision to declare Jerusalem the capital of Israel and to begin to move the U.S. embassy to the holy city.
The draft resolution, introduced by Egypt and backed by the rest of the Security Council, didn’t single out the U.S. by name, but declared ‘recent decisions’ that purport to alter Jerusalem’s status to be null and void.
The vote Monday marked the first time the U.S. exercised its veto power in the Security Council in more than six years, and illustrated international frustration with the Trump administration’s announcement on Jerusalem last week.
U.S. Ambassador Nikki Haley said the U.S. veto was meant to defend American sovereignty and its role in the Middle East peace process.
She said the U.S. wasn’t embarrassed by its use of the veto, and pointed to President Donald Trump’s speech on Jerusalem last week in which he said the final boundaries of Jerusalem would be decided in negotiations.”
-Felicia Schwartz, “Trump Administration Blocks U.N. Measure Critical of Its Jerusalem Policy,” The Wall Street Journal online, Dec. 18, 2017 01:51pm