According to Pamela Falk from CBS News, Obama abstained on the anti-Israel UN resolution, supporting the condemnation of Israeli settlements:
BREAKING at UN: US abstains, supporting UNRes condemning Israeli settlements, despite pleas by @netanyahu Trump 14 -1 pic.twitter.com/SXOith7Bz0
— Pamela Falk (@PamelaFalk) December 23, 2016
The resolution passed by a vote of 14-1.
.@netanyahu & @realDonaldTrump's efforts to derail UNSC anti-settlements resolution fails, measure passes 14-0 with the US abstaining.
— Eric Cortellessa (@EricCortellessa) December 23, 2016
I’ll have more on the responses to this soon, so check back in a few minutes…
UPDATE: This is probably a good way to characterize Obama’s action:
Obama delivers a parting F.U. to Netanyahu: U.S. abstains from UN Security Council vote on Israeli settlements.
— Alex Wayne (@aawayne) December 23, 2016
UPDATE 2: Here’s the response from Israeli Ambassador Danny Danon:
“The sad truth is that today’s vote will be a victory for terror… a victory for hatred and violence.”#Israel pic.twitter.com/JXhtUVCjsy
— Adam Baldwin (@AdamBaldwin) December 23, 2016
Neither the Security Council nor UNESCO can sever the tie between the people of Israel and the land of Israel.
— Ambassador Danon (@dannydanon) December 23, 2016
It was to be expected that Israel's greatest ally would act in accordance with the values that we share –
— Ambassador Danon (@dannydanon) December 23, 2016
and would have vetoed this disgraceful resolution.
— Ambassador Danon (@dannydanon) December 23, 2016
I have no doubt that the new US administration will usher in a new era
— Ambassador Danon (@dannydanon) December 23, 2016
UPDATE 3: Paul Ryan responds, calling the abstention ‘shameful:
My statement on the Obama administration's refusal to veto the anti-Israel UN resolution ↓ https://t.co/jdS7mRmDSk pic.twitter.com/0Xu4GdQiUw
— Paul Ryan (@SpeakerRyan) December 23, 2016
UPDATE 4: Trump just responded on Twitter to the UN resolution:
As to the U.N., things will be different after Jan. 20th.
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) December 23, 2016