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December 27, 2016

Obama's Refusal to Veto Anti-Israel U.N. Vote Ranked Most Anti-Semitic Incident of 2016

President Barack Obama (File photo)
"President Obama's refusal to veto an anti-Israel U.N. resolution was ranked Wednesday as the most anti-Semitic incident of 2016 by the Simon Wiesenthal Center.

In the annual anti-Semitism report, the center placed the Obama administration's decision Friday to abstain on the UN Security Council resolution condemning Israeli settlements at the head of its list, the 'Top 10 Worst Global Anti-Semitic/Anti-Israel Incidents.'

'The most stunning 2016 U.N. attack on Israel was facilitated by President Obama when the U.S. abstained on a U.N. Security Council resolution condemning Israel for settlement construction,' the center said. 'It reversed decades-long US policy of vetoing such diplomatic moves against the Jewish State.'..."
Date
December 27, 2016
Title
Obama’s Refusal to Veto Anti-Israel U.N. Vote Ranked Most Anti-Semitic Incident of 2016, The Washington Times
Author(s)
Valerie Richardson
Original Source
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2016/dec/27/obama-refusal-israel-vote-most-anti-semitic-2016/
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12/27/2016 2016 Top Ten Worst Global Anti-Semitic/Anti-Israel Incidents
12/23/2016 Security Council Resolution S/RES/2334 (2016)
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