US Ambassador to the UN Nikki Haley addressed the UN Security Council and placed the blame for Middle East instability on other factors besides Israel.
The hearing dealt as a matter of course with the Israel-Palestinian conflict. The Palestinian delegate to the Un, Riad Mansour, claimed that "the Israeli occupation is the reason for Middle East instability."
Haley responded by attacking his thesis: "Israel is not the factor driving instability in the region. If we wish to increase stability we must first deal with the real culprits for the problem- Iran, Hezbollah and the Assad regime."
Haley rejected Mansour's claim that the UN resolution against settlements promotes peace and said that "the US believes in true peace and works hard to promote it - but not in this way."