Posted by Tina
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres nominated Salam Fayyad, a former prime minister of the Palestinian Authority, to become the head of the UN’s mission to Libya. Ambassador Nikki Haley declined US support, thus blocking the nomination. She issued a statement explaining the US position in no uncertain terms:
For too long the UN has been unfairly biased in favor of the Palestinian Authority to the detriment of our allies in Israel. The United States does not currently recognize a Palestinian state or support the signal this appointment would send within the United Nations, however, we encourage the two sides to come together directly on a solution. Going forward the United States will act, not just talk, in support of our allies.
It’s a brand new day and the world has been given notice.