Tuesday, December 27, 2016

Israel ‘reducing’ ties with nations over UN vote



   Israel’s foreign ministry says that the country is “reducing” ties with nations that voted for last week’s UN Security Council resolution demanding a halt to settlement building in Palestinian territory.

   Refuting reports that ties had been suspended, foreign ministry spokesman Emmanuel Nahshon said in a message to journalists that Israel was “temporarily reducing” visits and work with embassies, without providing further details.
   According to reports, Deputy foreign minister TzipiHotovely, today  said that  she was concerned that Israel would miss opportunities to explain its position by cancelling visits.
   Meanwhile, Israeli media have reported that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who also serves as foreign minister, has asked officials to visit the countries that voted for the resolution as little as possible for now.



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