<sod >Security Council to approve the resolution, which called the Israeli settlements "a flagrant violation under international law." Israel's prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, accused Obama of a "shameful ambush" and said he was looking forward to working with Trump, whom he described as his friend.< eod>< sod > Security Council to approve the resolution, which called the Israeli settlements "a flagrant violation under international law." But Secretary of State John Kerry defended the decision in a speech last month, saying the U.S. was standing up for a two-state solution when it abstained on the resolution.< eod>