1993 to 1995
UNGA Res 50/21 - The
Middle East Peace Process (Dec 12, 1995)
UNGA Res 50/22 -
The Situation in the Middle East (Dec 12, 1995)
UNGA Res 49/35 -
Assistance to Palestinian Refugees (Jan 30 1995) l
UNGA Res 49/36 -
Human Rights of Palestinian Refugees (Jan 30 1995)
UNGA Res 49/62 -
Question of Palestine (Feb 3 1995)
UNGA Res 49/78 -
Nuclear Proliferation in Mideast (Jan 11 1995)
UNGA Res 49/87 -
Situation in the Middle East (Feb 7 1995)
UNGA Res 49/88 -
The Middle East Peace Process (Feb 7 1995)
UNGA Res 49/149-
Palestinian Right- Self-Determination (Feb 7 1995)
UNGA Res 48/213 -
Assistance to Palestinian Refugees (Mar 15, 1994)
UNGA Res 48/40 -
UNRWA for Palestinian Refugees (Dec 13, 1993)
UNGA Res 48/41 -
Human Rights in the Territories (Dec 10 1993)
UNGA Res 48/58 -
The Middle East Peace Process (Dec 14 1993)
UNGA Res 48/59 -
The Situation in the Middle East (Dec 14 1993)
UNGA Res 48/71 -
Nuclear-Weapon-Free Zone in Mideast (Dec 16 1993)
UNGA Res 48/78 -
Israeli Nuclear Armanent (Dec 16 1993)
UNGA Res 48/94 -
Self-Determination & Independence (Dec 20 1993)
UNGA Res 48/124-
Non-interference in Elections (Dec 20 1993)
UNGA Res 48/158-
Question of Palestine (Dec 20 1993)
UNGA Res 48/212-
Repercussions of Israeli Settlements (Dec 21 1993)
U.S. Vetoes of UN
Resolutions Critical of Israel
(1972-2002)
Vetoes: 1972-1982
Subject
|
Date &
Meeting |
US Rep
Casting Veto |
Vote
|
Palestine:
Syrian-Lebanese Complaint. 3 power draft
resolution 2/10784 |
9/10/1972
|
Bush
|
13-1, 1
|
Palestine:
Examination of Middle East Situation.
8-power draft resolution (S/10974)
|
7/2/1973
|
Scali
|
13-1, 0
(China not partic.) |
Palestine:
Egyptian-Lebanese Complaint. 5-power
draft power resolution (S/11898)
|
12/8/1975
|
Moynihan
|
13-1, 1
|
Palestine:
Middle East Problem, including
Palestinian question. 6-power draft
resolution (S/11940) |
1/26/1976
|
Moynihan
|
9-1,3 (China
& Libya not partic.) |
Palestine:
Situation in Occupied Arab Territories.
5-power draft resolution (S/12022)
|
3/25/1976
|
Scranton
|
14-1,0
|
Palestine:
Report on Committee on Rights of
Palestinian People. 4-power draft
resolution (S/121119) |
6/29/1976
|
Sherer
|
10-1,4
|
Palestine:
Palestinian Rights. Tunisian draft
resolution. (S/13911) |
4/30/1980
|
McHenry
|
10-1,4
|
Palestine:
Golan Heights. Jordan draft resolution.
(S/14832/Rev. 2) |
1/20/1982
|
Kirkpatrick
|
9-1,5
|
Palestine:
Situation in Occupied Territories,
Jordan draft resolution (S/14943)
|
4/2/1982
|
Lichenstein
|
13-1,1
|
Palestine:
Incident at the Dome of the Rock in
Jerusalem. 4-power draft resolution
|
4/20/1982
|
Kirpatrick
|
14-1, 0
|
Palestine:
Conflict in Lebanon. Spain draft
resolution. (S/15185) |
6/8/1982
|
Kirpatrick
|
14-1,0
|
Palestine:
Conflict in Lebanon. France draft
resolution. (S/15255/Rev. 2)
|
6/26/1982
|
Lichenstein
|
14-1
|
Palestine:
Conflict in Lebanon. USSR draft
resolution. (S/15347/Rev. 1, as orally
amended) |
8/6/1982
|
Lichenstein
|
11-1,3
|
Palestine:
Situation in Occupied Territories,
20-power draft resolution (S/15895)
|
8/2/1983
|
Lichenstein
|
13-1,1
|
Security Council Vetoes/Negative voting
1983-present
Subject
|
Date
|
Vote
|
Occupied
Arab Territories: Wholesale condemnation
of Israeli settlement policies - not
adopted |
1983
|
|
S. Lebanon:
Condemns Israeli action in southern
Lebanon. S/16732 |
9/6/1984
|
Vetoed: 13-1
(U.S.), with 1 abstention (UK)
|
Occupied
Territories: Deplores "repressive
measures" by Israel against Arab
population. S/19459. |
9/13/1985
|
Vetoed: 10-1
(U.S.), with 4 abstentions (Australia,
Denmark, UK, France) |
Lebanon:
Condemns Israeli practices against
civilians in southern Lebanon. S/17000.
|
3/12/1985
|
Vetoed: 11-1
(U.S.), with 3 abstentions (Australia,
Denmark, UK) |
Occupied
Territories: Calls upon Israel to
respect Muslim holy places. S/17769/Rev.
1 |
1/30/1986
|
 Vetoed:
13-1 (US), with one abstention
(Thailand) |
Lebanon:
Condemns Israeli practices against
civilians in southern Lebanon.
S/17730/Rev. 2. |
1/17/1986
|
Vetoed: 11-1
(U.S.), with 3 abstentions (Australia,
Denmark, UK) |
Libya/Israel: Condemns Israeli
interception of Libyan plane.
S/17796/Rev. 1. |
2/6/1986
|
Vetoed: 10
-1 (US), with 4 abstentions (Australia,
Denmark, France, UK) |
Lebanon:
Draft strongly deplored repeated Israeli
attacks against Lebanese territory and
other measures and practices against the
civilian population; (S/19434)
|
1/18/1988
|
vetoed 13-1
(US), with 1 abstention (UK)
|
Lebanon:
Draft condemned recent invasion by
Israeli forces of Southern Lebanon and
repeated a call for the immediate
withdrawal of all Israeli forces from
Lebanese territory;Â (S/19868)
|
5/10/1988
|
vetoed 14-1
(US) |
Lebanon:
Draft strongly deplored the recent
Israeli attack against Lebanese
territory on 9 December 1988; (S/20322)
|
12/14/1988
|
vetoed 14-1
(US) |
Occupied
territories: Draft called on Israel to
accept de jure applicability of the 4th
Geneva Convention;Â (S/19466)
|
1988
|
vetoed 14-1
(US) |
Occupied
territories: Draft urged Israel to abide
by the Fourth Geneva Convention, rescind
the order to deport Palestinian
civilians, and condemned policies and
practices of Israel that violate the
human rights of the Palestinian people
in the occupied territories;Â
(S/19780) |
1988
|
vetoed 14-1
(US) |
Occupied
territories: Strongly deplored Israeli
policies and practices in the occupied
territories, and strongly deplored also
Israel's continued disregard of relevant
Security Council decisions. |
2/17/1989
|
Vetoed 14-1
(US) |
Occupied
territories: Condemned Israeli policies
and practices in the occupied
territories. |
6/9/1989
|
Vetoed 14-1
(US) |
Occupied
territories: Deplored Israel's policies
and practices in the occupied
territories. |
11/7/1989
|
Vetoed 14-1
(US) |
Occupied
territories: NAM draft resolution to
create a commission and send three
security council members to Rishon
Lezion, where an Israeli gunmen shot
down seven Palestinian workers.
|
5/31/1990
|
Vetoed 14-1
(US) |
Middle East:
Confirms that the expropriation of land
by Israel in East Jerusalem is invalid
and in violation of relevant Security
Council resolutions and provisions of
the Fourth Geneva convention; expresses
support of peace process, including the
Declaration of Principles of 9/13/1993
|
5/17/1995
|
Vetoed 14-1
(US) |
Middle East:
Calls upon Israeli authorities to
refrain from all actions or measures,
including settlement activities.
|
3/7/1997
|
Vetoed 14-1
(US) |
Middle East:
Demands that Israel cease construction
of the settlement in east Jerusalem
(called Jabal Abu Ghneim by the
Palestinians and Har Homa by Israel), as
well as all the other Israeli settlement
activity in the occupied territories
|
3/21/1997
|
Vetoed
13-1,1 (US) |
Call for UN
Observers Force in West Bank, Gaza |
3/27/2001 |
Vetoed 9-1
(US),
with four abstentions
(Britain, France, Ireland and Norway)
|
Condemned
acts of terror, demanded an end to
violence and the establishment of a
monitoring mechanism to bring in
observers. |
12/15/2001 |
Vetoed 12-1
(US)
with two abstentions (Britain and
Norway) |
Source:
U.S. State Department |
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