Despite receiving the backing of 14 out of 15 members of the United Nations' security council, an Arab-sponsored UN resolution branding Israeli settlements illegal was vetoed by the United States.<br /><br />Instead, the US defended a weaker, non-binding presidential statement that effectively rejects the legitimacy of Israel's settlements.<br /><br />Al Jazeera spoke with Susan Rice, the US ambassador to the United Nations, about the Obama administration's first veto casted in the United Nations security council.
