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Monday, December 26, 2016
PM reiterates claim that Obama orchestrated UN resolution
The Prime Minister’s Office doubles down on Netanyahu’s claim that the Obama administration was behind Friday’s UN Security Council vote on settlements.
“Israel stands by the things that were said,” the PMO says in a statement. “The Obama administration is behind the draft and advancement of the Security Council resolution.
“The Obama administration’s conduct reflects the policies set out by the president in his first meeting with Netanyahu in 2009, when he said: ‘Not even a single brick should be go up beyond the Green Line.'”