Donald F. McHenry, the United States Ambassador to the United Nations, maintains that President Carter did not “disavow” the United Nations Security Council resolution March 1 criticizing Israel’s settlement policy, only the references to Jerusalem, according to an interview in the biweekly journal The New Leader
In the interview with Gertrude Samuels, a UN correspondent, McHenry said Carter did not disavow the vote. “He (Carter) explicitly said it was with regard to references to Jerusalem,” the Ambassador said. “He went on to reiterate the policy with regard to settlements. “McHenry asserted that the March 1 resolution “did not condemn Israel” and “was not an anti-Israel vote. It was an anti-settlement vote. I think it’s important to get that clear.”
The U.S. envoy rejected claims that he personally supported the resolution despite the Administration’s views. “I work for the government and, when I speak, I speak for the government, “he said. “No one has ever heard me express my personal views.”
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