In an unusual move, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres will open the Security Council’s session. He will be followed by Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, Israeli Ambassador to the UN Danny Danon, U.S. Ambassador to the UN Kelly Craft, and ambassadors from other council members.
The original draft resolution, co-sponsored by Tunisia and Indonesia and backed by the Palestinians, said the U.S. plan violates international law and Security Council demands for a two-state solution based on borders drawn before the 1967 war. The resolution had been expected to be put to a vote on Tuesday when Abbas addressed the council. But diplomats said many of its provisions were not acceptable to European members of the council, who support a two-state solution based on pre-1967 borders, and other council members. -Full Report
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