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| Delayed U.N. Vote to Condemn Israeli Settlements Is Reset for Friday | Delayed U.N. Vote to Condemn Israeli Settlements Is Reset for Friday |
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| UNITED NATIONS — A contentious United Nations Security Council draft resolution condemning Israel’s settlement building — abruptly delayed for a vote on Thursday after an extraordinary intervention by President-elect Donald J. Trump — has been rescheduled for a vote Friday afternoon, diplomats said. | UNITED NATIONS — A contentious United Nations Security Council draft resolution condemning Israel’s settlement building — abruptly delayed for a vote on Thursday after an extraordinary intervention by President-elect Donald J. Trump — has been rescheduled for a vote Friday afternoon, diplomats said. |
| The rescheduled vote, which the diplomats said could happen around 2 p.m., addresses the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, one of the most polarizing issues confronting the United Nations. | |
| The draft text, which Egypt had first proposed, will be sponsored this time by Malaysia, New Zealand, Senegal and Venezuela. | The draft text, which Egypt had first proposed, will be sponsored this time by Malaysia, New Zealand, Senegal and Venezuela. |
| The vote was rescheduled a day after a striking turnaround by Egypt’s president, Abdel Fattah el-Sisi, who postponed it after a telephone call with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel. | The vote was rescheduled a day after a striking turnaround by Egypt’s president, Abdel Fattah el-Sisi, who postponed it after a telephone call with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel. |
| Israeli officials also contacted Mr. Trump’s transition team, and the president-elect publicly spoke out urging the United States delegation to use its veto power to block the resolution from passage. Mr. Trump also spoke with Mr. Sisi, an aide to Mr. Trump’s transition team said. | Israeli officials also contacted Mr. Trump’s transition team, and the president-elect publicly spoke out urging the United States delegation to use its veto power to block the resolution from passage. Mr. Trump also spoke with Mr. Sisi, an aide to Mr. Trump’s transition team said. |
| Mr. Netanyahu had scrambled for ways to postpone the vote in part because it was unclear how the United States, which historically has vetoed similar resolutions to shield Israel from condemnation, would vote this time. | Mr. Netanyahu had scrambled for ways to postpone the vote in part because it was unclear how the United States, which historically has vetoed similar resolutions to shield Israel from condemnation, would vote this time. |
| The departing Obama administration has been highly critical of Israel’s settlement building, describing it as an impediment to a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Mr. Trump has made clear that he will take a far more sympathetic approach to Israel when his administration assumes office in a month. | The departing Obama administration has been highly critical of Israel’s settlement building, describing it as an impediment to a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Mr. Trump has made clear that he will take a far more sympathetic approach to Israel when his administration assumes office in a month. |
| Mr. Trump’s comments on the issue amounted to his most direct intervention on United States foreign policy during his transition to power. | Mr. Trump’s comments on the issue amounted to his most direct intervention on United States foreign policy during his transition to power. |
| It remained unclear on Friday how the United States would cast its ballot. The United States ambassador to the United Nations, Samantha Power, told reporters Friday morning that she would not take questions about the resolution. | |
| Israel’s ambassador to the United Nations, Danny Danon, urged the American delegation to block the measure. | Israel’s ambassador to the United Nations, Danny Danon, urged the American delegation to block the measure. |
| “This resolution is a Palestinian initiative, which is intended to harm Israel,” he said in a statement. “We call on the United States to stand by us, and we expect our greatest ally to continue with its longstanding policy and to veto this resolution.” | “This resolution is a Palestinian initiative, which is intended to harm Israel,” he said in a statement. “We call on the United States to stand by us, and we expect our greatest ally to continue with its longstanding policy and to veto this resolution.” |