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Source: http://www.timesofisrael.com/obama-and-the-uns-outrageous-assault-on-israels-legitimacy/
The UN's Outrageous Assault on Israel's Legitimacy
(Times of Israel) Rafael L. Bardaji and Richard Kemp - The UN Security Council resolution condemning Israeli house-building in the West Bank and east Jerusalem is itself illegal, unjust and immoral. East Jerusalem and the entire West Bank constitute disputed territory rather than being occupied, as the UN falsely insists. The final status of these lands must be mutually agreed in bilateral negotiations between the parties, in accordance with the legally-binding Oslo Accords which the Security Council now treats with contempt. It is not the settlements that have undermined peace between Israelis and Palestinians. It is the total intransigence of the Palestinian leadership, their refusal to make any concessions for peace, and their uncompromising rejection of a Jewish state in any boundaries. If every settlement were torn down we would still not be one step closer to peace. Rafael L. Bardaji, executive director of the Friends of Israel Initiative, is a former national security adviser to the Spanish government. Col. Richard Kemp is the former Commander of British Forces in Afghanistan.