Monday, December 26, 2016

Resolution against Israel, Netanyahu seeks clarification from the US



Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called for clarification the US ambassador to the country, while tensions rise after the US eased the adoption of a resolution against Israel at the United Nations.

Netanyahu, who is also foreign minister, took the unusual step of calling the Ambassador Dan Shapiro in his office. This followed calls Israel sent ambassadors of the countries that voted for the resolution Friday to the Security Council. The mbasadorëve call came after Israel vowed to take action in the form raprezaljeje to act according to his infamous UN. The measure, which sharply criticized Israeli construction in settlements in the occupied West Bank and East Jerusalem, was adopted when the United States abstained and did not use its veto power to Protecting historic ally.

Israel accused the US, which have increasingly criticized colonies that organized the UN vote, a charge Washington denies. The Prime Minister Netanyahu said that was no doubt that the Obama administration urged drafted and adopted the resolution, adding that friends do not send friends in the Security Council.

The resolution, the first since 1979 condemning Israeli policies in the colonies, says buildings there no legal value and constitute a flagrant violation of international law and a serious obstacle to achieving peace through the two-state solution.

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