Egypt’s Foreign Ministry spokesperson Ahmed Abu Zeid told Sky News Arabia on Thursday afternoon that the consultations on Egyptian draft resolution demanding Israel to halt its settlements activities whether in the United Nations in New York or the Arab League HQ in Cairo. The UN Security Council on Thursday postponed a vote on the draft resolution as President-elect Donald Trump weighed in and said the United States should veto the measure. The move to halt construction of illegal settlements in occupied Palestinian territories prompted immediate calls from Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for the United States to use its veto power at the Security Council to block the resolution.
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