The Politics of Legality and UN Resolution 2334

• Main Author: Yogendran, Sangeetha
• Other Authors: S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies
• Format: Commentary
• Language: English
• Published: 2017
• Subjects: Global; Country and Region Studies
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/84987; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/42050
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

UN Resolution 2334 condemning Israeli settlements was passed by the Security Council only because the US did not exercise its usual veto. As expected, the resolution was strongly opposed by Israel, which threatened to cut its funding to the United Nations. As we face an uncertain global order, it is...