UN News: South Africa, Middle East including the Palestinian question - Security Council Meeting , Posted by Menelik Zeleke

Statement by H.E. Mr. Baso Sangqu, Permanent Representative of South Africa to the United Nations. The United States vetoed a draft Security Council resolution that would have condemned Israeli settlement activity. The other 14 members of the Security Council voted in favour of the resolution, co-sponsored by a number of countries from various regions of the world.