The USA has used its UN Security Council veto in support of Israel on 42 occasions since 1972
The table shows these resolutions up to, and including, the one vetoed on 18 February 2011 which was written to be in exact aligment with the US's stated position on Israeli settlements.
| Resolution subject | Number | Date | For-Veto-Abstain |
|---|---|---|---|
| Palestine: Syrian-Lebanese Complaint. 3 power draft resolution | S/10784 | 10 Sep 1972 | 13 - 1 - 1 |
| Palestine: Examination of Middle East Situation. 8-power draft resolution | S/10974 | 2 Jul 1973 | 13 - 1 - 0 |
| Palestine: Egyptian-Lebanese Complaint. 5-power draft power resolution | S/11898 | 8 Dec 1975 | 13 - 1 - 1 |
| Palestine: Middle East Problem, including Palestinian question. 6-power draft resolution | S/11940 | 26 Jan 1976 | 9 - 1 - 3 |
| Palestine: Situation in Occupied Arab Territories. 5-power draft resolution | S/12022 | 25 Mar 1976 | 14 - 1 - 0 |
| Palestine: Report on Committee on Rights of Palestinian People. 4-power draft resolution | S/12119 | 29 Jun 1976 | 10 - 1 - 4 |
| Palestine: Palestinian Rights. Tunisian draft resolution | S/13911 | 30 April 1980 | 10 - 1 - 4 |
| Palestine: Golan Heights. Jordan draft resolution | S/14832 | 20 Jan 1982 | 9 - 1 - 5 |
| Palestine: Situation in Occupied Territories, Jordan draft resolution | S/14943 | 2 Apr 1982 | 13 - 1 - 1 |
| Palestine: Incident at the Dome of the Rock in Jerusalem. 4-power draft resolution | S/14985 | 20 Apr 1982 | 14 - 1 - 0 |
| Palestine: Conflict in Lebanon. Spain draft resolution | S/15185 | 8 Jun 1982 | 14 - 1 - 0 |
| Palestine: Conflict in Lebanon. France draft resolution | S/15255 | 26 Jun 1982 | 14 - 1 - 0 |
| Palestine: Conflict in Lebanon. USSR draft resolution | S/15347 | 6 Aug 1982 | 11 - 1 - 3 |
| Palestine: Situation in Occupied Territories, 20-power draft resolution | S/15895 | 1 Aug 1983 | 13 - 1 - 1 |
| S. Lebanon: Condemns Israeli action in southern Lebanon | S/16732 | 6 Sep 1984 | 13 - 1 - 1 |
| Occupied Territories: Deplores "repressive measures" by Israel against Arab population | S/17459 | 13 Sep 1985 | 10 - 1 - 4 |
| Lebanon: Condemns Israeli practices against civilians in southern Lebanon | S/17000 | 12 Mar 1985 | 11 - 1 - 3 |
| Occupied Territories: Calls upon Israel to respect Muslim holy places | S/17769 | 30 Jan 1986 | 13 - 1 - 1 |
| Lebanon: Condemns Israeli practices against civilians in southern Lebanon | S/17730 | 17 Jan 1986 | 11 - 1 - 3 |
| Libya/Israel: Condemns Israeli interception of Libyan plane | S/17796 | 6 Feb 1986 | 10 - 1 - 4 |
| Lebanon: Draft strongly deplored repeated Israeli attacks against Lebanese territory and other measures and practices against the civilian population | S/19434 | 18 Jan 1988 | 13 - 1 - 1 |
| Lebanon: Draft condemned recent invasion by Israeli forces of Southern Lebanon and repeated a call for the immediate withdrawal of all Israeli forces from Lebanese territory | S/19868 | 10 May 1988 | 14 - 1 - 0 |
| Lebanon: Draft strongly deplored the recent Israeli attack against Lebanese territory on 9 December 1988 | S/20322 | 14 Dec 1988 | 14 - 1 - 0 |
| Occupied territories: Draft called on Israel to accept de jure applicability of the 4th Geneva Convention | S/19466 | 29 Jan 1988 | 14 - 1 - 0 |
| Occupied territories: Draft urged Israel to abide by the Fourth Geneva Convention, rescind the order to deport Palestinian civilians, and condemned policies and practices of Israel that violate the human rights of the Palestinian people in the occupied territories | S/19780 | 14 Apr 1988 | 14 - 1 - 0 |
| Occupied territories: Strongly deplored Israeli policies and practices in the occupied territories, and strongly deplored also Israel's continued disregard of relevant Security Council decisions. | S/20463 | 17 Feb 1989 | 14 - 1 - 0 |
| Occupied territories: Condemned Israeli policies and practices in the occupied territories | S/20677 | 9 Jun 1989 | 14 - 1 - 0 |
| Occupied territories: Deplored Israel's policies and practices in the occupied territories | S/20945 | 7 Nov 1989 | 14 - 1 - 0 |
| Occupied territories: NAM draft resolution to create a commission and send three security council members to Rishon Lezion, where an Israeli gunmen shot down seven Palestinian workers. | S/21326 | 31 May 1990 | 14 - 1 - 0 |
| Middle East: Confirms that the expropriation of land by Israel in East Jerusalem is invalid and in violation of relevant Security Council resolutions and provisions of the Fourth Geneva convention; expresses support of peace process, including the Declaration of Principles of 9/13/1993 | S/1995/394 | 17 May 1995 | 14 - 1 - 0 |
| Middle East: Calling upon Israel to refrain from East Jerusalem settlement activites | S/1997/199 | 7 Mar 1997 | 14 - 1 - 0 |
| Middle East: Demands that Israel cease construction of the settlement in east Jerusalem (called Jabal Abu Ghneim by the Palestinians and Har Homa by Israel), as well as all the other Israeli settlement activity in the occupied territories | S/1997/241 | 21 Mar 1997 | 14 - 1 - 0 |
| Call for UN Observers Force in West Bank, Gaza | S/2001/270 | 27 Mar 2001 | 9 - 1 - 4 |
| Condemned acts of terror, demanded an end to violence and the establishment of a monitoring mechanism to bring in observers. | S/2001/1199 | 14 Dec 2001 | 12 - 1 - 2 |
| On the killing by Israeli forces of several UN employees and the destruction of the World Food Programme (WFP) warehouse | S/2002/1385 | 19 Dec 2002 | 12 - 1 - 2 |
| Demand that Israel halt threats to expel Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat | S/2003/891 | 16 Sep 2003 | 11 - 1 - 3 |
| Seeks to bar Israel from extending security fence | S/2003/980 | 14 Oct 2003 | 12 - 1 - 2 |
| on the condemnation of the killing of Ahmed Yassin, the leader of the Islamic Resistance Movement Hamas | S/2004/240 | 25 Mar 2004 | 11 - 1 - 3 |
| On the demand to Israel to halt all military operations in northern Gaza and withdraw from the area. | S/2004/783 | 5 Oct 2004 | 11 - 1 - 3 |
| On the demand for the unconditional release of an Israeli soldier captured earlier as well as Israel's immediate withdrawal from Gaza and the release of dozens of Palestinian officials detained by Israel. | S/2006/508 | 13 Jul 2006 | 10 - 1 - 4 |
| On the Israeli military operations in Gaza, the Palestinian rocket fire into Israel, the call for immediate withdrawal of Israeli forces from the Gaza Strip and a cessation of violence from both parties in the conflict. | S/2006/878 | 11 Nov 2006 | 10 - 1 - 4 |
| That "Israel, as the occupying power, immediately and completely ceases all settlement activities in the occupied Palestinian territory, including East Jerusalem and that it fully respect its legal obligations in this regard. | S/2011/24 | 18 Feb 2011 | 14 - 1 - 0 |
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