Quds). The other 14 Security Council members voted in favor. Palestinian presidential spokesman Nabil Abu Rudeineh said: "the veto does not help the peace process." He said that the veto "only encourages Israel to continue in its settlement activities and to avoid meeting its peace obligations." He expressed surprise at the veto, saying it "will only further complicate the situation in the Middle East," according to a report of the German Press Agency "DPA." --MORE