Israel asked Trump to intervene to avert U.N. vote on settlements: Israeli official

[WorldNews]

By Matt Spetalnick WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Israel asked President-elect Donald Trump to apply pressure to avert U.N. approval of a resolution demanding an end to settlement building after it learned the Obama administration intended to allow the measure to pass, a senior Israeli official told Reuters on Thursday. Israeli officials contacted Trump's transition team at a "high level" after failing to persuade U.S. officials to veto the Security Council draft resolution and asked him to intervene, the official said. Two Western officials said that President Barack Obama had intended to abstain from the vote.

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