41 TIMES, the US has been the one country to protect Israel by using its veto at the UN Security Council. No matter how many people Israel kills, settlements it builds, orchards it destroys, or acres it takes, Washington has turned a blind eye. The United States has been the one country to say no to democracy, fairness and justice for the Palestinian people. (see below the resolutions that the US has vetoed regarding Israel) U.N. Security Council: U.S. Vetoes of Resolutions Critical to Israel (1972 - Present) Condemning Israeli settlements Established Since 1967 as Illegal S/2011/24 February 18, 2011 Calling Israel To Halt Gaza Operation S/2006/878 November 11, 2006 Calling Israel To Halt Gaza Operation S/2006/508 July 13, 2006 Calling Israel To Halt Gaza Operation S/2004/783 October 5, 2004 Condemning Israel for Killing Hamas Leader Ahmed Yassin S/2004/240 March 25, 2004 Seeking to Bar Israel from Extending Security Fence S/2003/980 October 14, 2003 Demanding Israel Halt Threats to Expel Yasser Arafat S/2003/891 September 16, 2003 Condemning Israeli Killing UN employees of World Food Programme S/2002/1385 December 20, 2002 Demanding Immediate Cessation of Israeli-Palestinian Violence S/2001/1199 December 14, 2001 Calling for UN Observers Force in West Bank & Gaza S/2001/270 March 27, 2001 Demanding Israel Cease Construction of Settlements in East Jerusalem S/1997/241 March 21, 1997 Calling Israeli authorities to Refrain from All Settlement Activity S/1997/199 March 7, 1997 Confirming Israeli Expropriation of Land in East Jerusalem as Invalid S/1995/394 May 17, 1995 Commission to Investigate Murder of Seven Palestinian Workers S/21326 May 31, 1990 Deploring Israeli Policies and Practices in the Occupied Territories S/20945/Rev.1 November 7, 1989 Condemning Israeli Policies and Practices in the Occupied Territories S/20677 June 9, 1989 Deploring Israeli Policies and Practices in the Occupied Territories S/20463 February 17, 1989 Deploring Israeli Attack Against Lebanese Territory on December 9 S/20322 December 14, 1988 Condemning Invasion by Israeli Forces of Southern Lebanon S/19868 May 10, 1988 Urging Israel to Abide by the Fourth Geneva Convention S/19780 April 15, 1988 Calling on Israel to Accept Applicability of 4th Geneva Convention S/19466 February 1, 1988 Deploring Repeated Israeli Attacks Against Lebanese Territory S/19434 January 18, 1988 Condemning Israeli Interception of Libyan Plane S/17796/Rev.1 February 6, 1986 Calling on Israel to Respect Muslim Holy Places S/17769/Rev.1 January 30, 1986 Condemning Israeli Practices Against Civilians in Southern Lebanon S/17730/Rev.2 January 17, 1986 Deploring Repressive Measures by Israel Against Arab Population S/17459 September 13, 1985 Condemning Israeli Actions Against Civilians in Southern Lebanon S/17000 March 12, 1985 Calls for Israel Respect of Lebanese Sovereignty & Independence S/16732 September 6, 1984 Determining Israeli Settlement Construction as Illegal S/15895 August 2, 1983 Condemning Israel for Not Implementing Res.s 516 & 517 S/15347/Rev.1 August 6, 1982 Demanding Immediate Cessation of Hostilities in Lebanon S/15255/Rev 2 June 26, 1982 Calling on Israel to Withdraw Forces from Lebanon S/15185 June 8, 1982 Condemning Aggression on the Temple Mount S/14985 April 20, 1982 Denouncing Israeli Contravention of Fourth Geneva Convention S/14943 April 2, 1982 Calling for Nullification of Israeli Occupation of Golan Heights S/14832/Rev.1 January 20, 1982 Exercise of Inalienable Rights by the Palestinians S/13911 April 30, 1980 Affirming Palestinian Right of Return and Sovereignty in Palestine S/12119 June 29, 1976 Calling on Israel to Uphold Protection of Holy Places S/12022 March 25, 1976 Calling on Israel to Withdraw from All Palestinian Territories S/11940 January 26, 1976 Condemning Israel for Air Strikes Against Lebanon S/11898 December 8, 1975 Deploring Israels Continued Occupation of Palestinian Territories S/10974 July 26, 1973 Complaint over Israeli Aggression Against Lebanon S/10784 September 10, 1972 Sources: U.S. State Department; UN
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