Haley: No more abstaining on anti-Israel UN resolutions

Published January 18, 2017 12:00pm ET



South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley on Wednesday will promise the Senate she will defend Israel as the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, including by refusing to abstain from future votes on anti-Israel resolutions.

The Obama administration was heavily criticized for abstaining on a resolution condemning Israeli settlements in disputed territory. But Haley, President-elect Trump’s pick to represent the U.S. at the U.N., said that wouldn’t happen again.

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