Gingrich mocks Russia over Israel vote

“So Russia having illegally occupied Crimea and eastern Ukraine votes to condemn Israel for “occupied lands.” We are supposed to be impressed,” he tweeted Saturday morning.

The U.N. Security Council, a frequent source of anti-Israel resolutions and rhetoric, voted 14-0 on Friday to condemn Israel for settlements in areas of the West Bank and East Jerusalem that Israel occupied during the Six-Day War of 1967…

Gingrich has remained dubious of Russian intentions, despite the statements of Trump, who has been friendlier toward Russia and its leader, Vladimir Putin, than almost all U.S. leaders of the last century. Gingrich was an ardent supporter of Trump during the election season.