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In this photo released by the United Nations, 14 members of the U.N. Security Council vote in favor of a draft resolution condemning Israeli settlement activity, Friday, Feb. 18, 2011. The United States vetoed the resolution that would have condemned “illegal” Israeli settlements and demanded an immediate halt to all settlement building. (AP Photo/The United Nations, Paulo Filgueiras)