AdvertisementSecurity Council Condemns Israeli Settlements As U.S. Abstains From VoteDecember 23, 2016Bill ChappellfacebookEmailThe U.N. Security Council has condemned Israel's construction of settlements, with Ambassador Samantha Power saying the project hurts Israel's security. In this photo from March, soldiers guard the Gush Etzion junction near a cluster of settlements in the West Bank. (AP)