US veto in UN led to 60% increase in settlement activity http://www.middleeastmonitor.org.uk/news/middle-east/2122-us-veto-in-un-led-to-60-increase-in-settlement-activity

A Palestinian specialist in settlement affairs has claimed that America's use of its veto in the UN Security Council last month has led to a rise in the rate of settlement construction in the occupied Palestinian territories. It has, said Abdul Hadi Hantash, increased by more than 60%. "The US veto gave a green light to the Israelis to push ahead with their illegal settlement policy and to escalate the attacks by Jewish settlers against Palestinians and their property," he added...