USA CONGRESS PLANS TARGETED LEGISLATION AGAINST UN: The House of Representatives plans to vote on a resolution this week that will condemn the UN for its targeting of Israel. Over the course of the next hundred days, Republicans hope to penalize the UN for its passage of a resolution condemning Israel over its settlement enterprise. Members of the House and Senate are considering legislation that would cut funding to the UN after its vote. But it is "too early" to draft such legislation, said one senior congressional aide familiar with the deliberations, because leadership is not yet clear on the direction that incoming President Donald Trump will choose to go on the matter. Several GOP members are optimistic the Trump administration would support additional actions. But legislation sanctioning the UN would likely face Democratic opposition - even in the context of defending Israel from future condemnations. Additionally on 3 Jan. 2017, three Republican Senators introduced legislation that would fulfill America’s commitment to Israel by relocating the USA embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem. The move came just 12 days after the Obama administration’s abstention from the UN Security Council vote to condemn Israeli settlement expansion in Judea & Samaria. (J.Post/Fox)