We reject the criticism that this vote abandons Israel. On the contrary, it is not this resolution that is isolating Israel. It is the permanent policy of settlement construction that risks making peace impossible.
John Kerry defends the U.S. vote at the U.N. regarding Israeli settlements, arguing it is the settlements that threaten peace.
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We are competing, but everybody has their own approach, which is one of the exciting things here.
There is no current proposal or plan that has been agreed to which would require us to do that.
What we are trying to achieve now is really to establish some stability if we can, in the relationship, without conceding anything.
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