Egypt delays UN motion on Israel as Trump intervenes

Egypt has delayed a UN vote on a text condemning Israeli settlements in occupied territory after Israel asked Donald Trump to intervene. Israel contacted the US president-elects transition team after learning that the Obama administration might abstain on the Security Council vote. The move would have allowed the motion to pass, a US official told the BBC. The draft resolution was withdrawn after Mr Trump spoke directly with Egypts President Abdul Fattah al-Sisi. The resolution tabled by Egypt called for Israel to stop settlement activity in the West Bank and East Jerusalem, which it said breached international law. It wasThe post Egypt delays UN motion on Israel as Trump intervenes appeared first on Daily Times Nigerian Newspaper.
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