UK voices 'reservations' over Mideast summit, refuses to sign statement

[branford]

2. It's called diplomacy.

Britain burned a lot of American goodwill with their vote for the settlements resolution at the United Nations, something that you strongly supported.

It would hardly be surprising if they now wished to engage in some damage control and maintain good relations with an incoming American administration on a multitude of security and financial matters important to Britain, particularly during the pendency of Brexit negotiations. Why would they burn important political bridges in the USA for a Paris resolution that will lead nowhere.

Heck, most of the statements from Paris amount to little more that begging Trump not to move the American embassy to Jerusalem. Ironically, the UN vote might have actually forced the Israel issue with the incoming administration, and they might move the embassy (and cut UN funding) just to spite the UN and Obama and solidify support among base Republicans (and put key Democrats in a very uncomfortable position while they try to fundraise among Jews for 2018).