Israel to show Trump ‘clear evidence’ US was ‘behind’ UN resolution against settlements

The Israeli ambassador to the United States says the regime has “evidence” that Washington was “actually behind” what led up to a UN resolution against Tel Aviv, asserting that such information will only be given to President-elect Donald Trump.

Ron Dermer did not let on what the evidence is or how it has been obtained when pressed in a CNN interview on Monday, stating that the future president would be notified of it when he assumes office and he will decide if the American people should know about it.

“We will present this evidence to the new administration through the appropriate channels, and if they want to share it with the American people they are welcome to do it,” he said.

David Keyes, a spokesman for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, said later that “ironclad information, frankly, that the Obama administration really helped this resolution and helped craft it, [came] from sources internationally and sources in the Arab world.”
On Friday, the UN Security Council passed Resolution 2334, which demands an immediate end to “all Israeli settlement activities” in the occupied Palestinian territories.

The resolution was adopted after the administration of US President Barack Obama refused to veto it, reversing Washington’s longstanding policy of shielding Israel from condemnatory measures at the world body.