The Obama Administration: Toward a Security Council Resolution on an Israeli-Palestinian Agreement? | Inss

The Obama administration nears the end of its tenure frustrated by its failure to advance the Israeli-Palestinian peace process, and it appears that by the end of its term, it seeks to have laid the groundwork for a new framework regarding the process. The Israeli government should therefore make a concerted effort in the existing circumstances to reach understandings with the Obama administration on questions involving the peace process and the settlements. This would likely assist Netanyahu’s efforts to persuade the American administration to block movement toward a UN Security Council resolution on the Israeli-Palestinian political process. Indeed, the Israeli government must understand the far-reaching consequences that can result from a new Security Council resolution, which would create a new political-strategic situation that is almost certainly irreversible and very troublesome for Israel.