I have to admit, this made me smile.

LONDON (Ma’an) — Amnesty International condemned Tuesday, the US decision to use its veto on a draft resolution seeking condemnation of Israeli settlement construction in the West Bank and East Jerusalem.

The “US veto effectively gives Israel a ‘green light’ to expand illegal settlements,” a statement from the international rights organization said, and criticized American statements saying that despite the veto, the country remained opposed to settlement construction.

During the debate on resolution, US Ambassador to the UN Susan Rice said the country “reject[s] in the strongest terms the legitimacy of continued Israeli settlement activity” but justified the use of the American veto saying the resolution would not “move the parties closer to negotiations and an agreement” and risked “hardening the positions of both sides.”

In its statement, Amnesty said the US veto “seriously undermines the US government’s claims to oppose Israel’s ongoing settlement construction.”