Why didn’t the US veto the UN’s rebuke of Israel?

Judy Woodruff speaks with Ben Rhodes, deputy national security adviser, about the decision More

The United States has broken with decades of diplomacy by abstaining on a U.N. rebuke of Israel, rather than vetoing it in support of its longtime ally. The Security Council voted 14 to 0 that Israel is committing a “flagrant violation” of international law by building settlements on land Palestinians want. Judy Woodruff speaks with Ben Rhodes, deputy national security adviser, about the decision.

AIR DATE 12/23/16