Israel’s Benjamin Netanyahu Summons U.S. Ambassador in Protest at U.N. Resolution
Prime Minister speaks to Daniel Shapiro about the U.S. abstention that resulted in a censure of Israeli settlements
Israel expressed its consternation to U.S. ambassador Daniel Shapiroat a meeting in the prime minister’s office, insisting the resolution wouldn’t help to bring Israelis and Palestinians together for talks
.. a U.S. State Department spokesperson confirmed that Messrs. Netanyahu and Shapiro were scheduled to meet Sunday
.. “Acts such as these hinder peace and [do] not promote it. That was the message,”
.. “We have no doubt that the Obama administration initiated it, stood behind it, coordinated on the wording and demanded that it be passed,” Mr. Netanyahu told the weekly cabinet meeting
.. he has also overseen an increase of more than 100,000 settlers since winning power for the second time in 2009.