Obama's administration didn't want to wade into one mess in the middle east which was (relatively speaking) stable. Bad, unjust but stable - Israel was much more necessary to help with Syria. Fine. Understandable from a hard-nosed, morally neutral point.

This is nothing but an own-goal. Before the vote, the Israeli PM was rather concerned about Trump coming to be President. Now, by a master stroke, Trump is being lauded as the positive candidate.

The piece of paper the UN has crafted is itself irrelevant. Much more important is the $38 BILLION the USA is giving to Israel over the next decade.