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\r\n\tWall Street Journal reported:<\/strong><\/p>\r\n

\r\n\tThe Obama administration broke from a longstanding tradition of U.S. defense of Israel at the U.N. and allowed the passage of a resolution harshly criticizing Israel’s expansion of settlements in the Palestinian territories.
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\r\n\tIt was the first time in 36 years the Security Council was able to adopt a resolution addressing the issue of Israeli settlement construction, an outcome made possible by the abstention of the U.S., which had veto power.
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\r\n\tThroughout his tenure, President Barack Obama had warned Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu against expanding Israeli settlements in disputed lands, saying such construction poses an obstacle to peace in the Middle East.
\r\n\t
\r\n\tAnd throughout that time, he was rebuffed. The measure on Friday was approved with 14 members voting in favor and the U.S. abstaining.
\r\n\t
\r\n\tThat abstention, years in the making, marked what could be Mr. Obama’s final jab at an Israeli leader with whom he repeatedly clashed.
\r\n\t
\r\n\tThe vote followed days of extraordinary international political drama as Israel directly lobbied President-elect Donald Trump to intervene against the adoption of the resolution.
\r\n\t
\r\n\tMr. Trump and his transition team on Thursday held talks with Egyptian President Abdel Fatah al-Sisi and Israeli officials.
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\r\n\tEgyptian officials originally drafted the resolution, but after the conversation between Messrs. Trump and Sisi, Egypt pulled the resolution from consideration a few hours before it was scheduled for a vote.<\/p>\r\n

\r\n\tThe move infuriated U.S. and European diplomats who saw the decision as the result of interference by Mr. Trump.
\r\n\t
\r\n\tAfter Egypt’s withdrawal, Friday’s resolution was co-sponsored by New Zealand, Malaysia, Venezuela and Senegal.
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\r\n\tFollowing the vote, Mr. Netanyahu recalled his ambassadors to New Zealand and Senegal.
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\r\n\tMr. Obama communicated his final decision on how to vote to National Security Adviser Susan Rice on Friday once the specifics of the resolution were clear, according to Ben Rhodes, a deputy national security adviser.<\/p>","content_source":null,"content_url":null,"content_columns":"0","content_date_start":"2016-12-24 12:13:10","content_date_finish":"2016-12-24 12:13:10","content_date_register":"2016-12-24 12:13:10","content_date_last_edit":"0000-00-00 00:00:00","content_show_img":"1","content_show_details":"1","content_show_related_img":"1","content_show_slider":"1","content_show_title_slider":"1","content_comment":"0","content_score":"0","content_recorded":"0","content_confirmed":"1","content_status":"1","content_kind":"0","old_id":"128493","tag_id":null,"tag_word":null,"tag_service":null,"tag_total":null,"tag_soundex":null,"attach_token":"1108926576","attach_date_register":"2016-12-24 12:13:15","attach_id":"138618","attach_file_ext":"jpg","attach_file_header":"image\/jpeg","attach_img_type":"2","attach_img_width":"600","attach_img_height":"400","attach_file_media":"1","attach_show_watermark":"0","score_average":null,"score_count":null,"score_date_last":null,"visit_count":"138","visit_date_last":"2025-05-13 05:22:16","attach_title":"WSJ: U.S. allows U.N. to censure Israel","node_title":"news","ot_node_left_right":"[{\"node_id\":122, \"left\":2, \"right\":53}]"}]]