Dorothy Shea, the interim U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, told the U.N. Security Council that Resolution 2334 is “an impediment to this council’s work.”
(March 23, 2025 / JNS) United Nations Security Council Resolution 2334, which passed in 2016 when the Obama administration abstained in the waning days of the presidency and which calls Israeli settlement activity a “flagrant violation” with “no legal validity,” was “a mistake,” Dorothy Shea, the interim U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, told the global body on Friday.
“The stated purpose of this meeting is to report on the implementation of Resolution 2334, the passage of which was a mistake and whose ongoing discussion is a distraction from the real threats to international peace and security,” Shea said during the Security Council’s monthly meeting on the Israeli-Palestinian file. “Indeed, it is an impediment to this council’s work to address them.”
The U.S. envoy noted that Washington “has consistently said” that “the future of the Middle East must look different.”
“Fresh thinking is needed, for a better tomorrow for Israelis and Palestinians alike,” she said.
Photo: Obama's UN ambassador Samantha Powers votes on United Nations Security Council Resolution 2334, against Israel