Well the good news is that the US abstained. No one would ever have expected the US to vote *for* the resolution, but at least they didn't vote against it. The US, along with the other permanent members of the UNSC, have veto power to block any resolution that is brought to a vote by voting against it. They have vetoed scores of resolutions that condemned Israel or called for a halt to Israel's illegal activities.
The bad news is that this is just a binding resolution of the United Nations Security Council. When did Israel ever take any notice of what the guys around the horseshoe table thought?
Well the good news is that the US abstained. No one would ever have expected the US to vote *for* the resolution, but at least they didn't vote against it. The US, along with the other permanent members of the UNSC, have veto power to block any resolution that is brought to a vote by voting against it. They have vetoed scores of resolutions that condemned Israel or called for a halt to Israel's illegal activities.
The bad news is that this is just a binding resolution of the United Nations Security Council. When did Israel ever take any notice of what the guys around the horseshoe table thought?