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December 23, 2016       Share:    

Source: http://www.reuters.com/article/us-israel-palestinians-un-idUSKBN14B033

U.S. Intended to Allow Passage of UN Resolution Critical of Israel

(Reuters) Michelle Nichols and Lesley Wroughton - The U.S. intended to allow the UN Security Council to approve a resolution demanding an end to Israeli settlement building, two Western officials said on Thursday, a major reversal of U.S. practice. They said President Obama had intended to abstain on the vote. Israel believes the Obama administration had long planned the council vote in coordination with the Palestinians, a senior Israeli official said. "It was a violation of a core commitment to protect Israel at the UN," the official said. Israel remained concerned the resolution could still go ahead with another sponsoring country.

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