NEW : Veto ` ` encourages further Israeli intransigence , '' observer of Palestine says . The veto is the first to be used by the Palestine under the Obama administration . Palestine . Ambassador to Security Council : U.S. President Barack Obama on Thursday called Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas to discuss the resolution and speak about alternatives to a Security Council vote , according to a diplomatic source . It 's unwise for Security Council to try to resolve key divisive issue . The Palestinian proposal aimed to declare Israeli settlements in the Palestine illegal .
NEW : Veto `` encourages further Israeli intransigence , '' observer of Palestine says . The veto is the first to be used by the Palestine under the Obama administration . Palestine . Ambassador to Security Council : It 's unwise for Security Council to try to resolve key divisive issue . The Palestinian proposal aimed to declare Israeli settlements in the Palestine illegal .