On July 26, 2002, John Negroponte , the United States Ambassador to the United Nations , stated (during a closed meeting of the UN Security Council ) that the United States will oppose Security Council resolutions concerning the Israeli?Palestinian conflict that condemn Israel without also condemning terrorist groups . This became known as the Negroponte Doctrine , and has been viewed by officials in the United States as a counterweight to the frequent resolutions denouncing Israel that are passed by the UN General Assembly .

Widely reported summaries of Negroponte's statement (an official transcript of these closed-session remarks does not appear to have been released) have stated that for any resolution to go forward, the United States, which has a veto in the 15-nation council, would expect it to have the following four elements:

• A strong and explicit condemnation of all terrorism and incitement to terrorism;
• A condemnation by name of the al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigade , Islamic Jihad and Hamas , groups that have claimed responsibility for suicide attacks on Israel;
• An appeal to all parties for a political settlement of the crisis;
• A demand for improvement of the security situation as a condition for any call for a withdrawal of Israeli armed forces to positions they held before the September 2000 start of the Second Intifada . ^[1]

See also [ edit ]

• Israel?United States relations
• Israel and the United Nations
• United States and the United Nations
• United States support for Israel in the 2023 Israel?Hamas war

References [ edit ]

External links [ edit ]

• " 'The Negroponte Doctrine' concerning UN Security Council Resolutions on the Middle East" . United States Mission to the United Nations. 6 October 2003. Archived from the original on 24 December 2003.
• "Ambassador Negroponte: Statement on the Middle East at the Emergency Special Session of the General Assembly, August 5, 2002" . Archived from the original on 14 May 2005.
• Michael J. Jordan (8 December 2003). "Symbolic fight for Israel at UN" . The Christian Science Monitor .