Turkey veto threat nixed Israeli NATO initiative
Turkey\’s foreign minister said his country threatened to veto an Israeli initiative in NATO in an effort to hurt Israel in international forums.
Turkey\’s foreign minister said his country threatened to veto an Israeli initiative in NATO in an effort to hurt Israel in international forums.
President Obama and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu are set to meet on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly meeting.
The Obama administration said unequivocally it would veto any U.N. Security Council resolution recognizing Palestinian statehood.
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas is expected to turn down Washington\’s request to withdraw a U.N. Security Council resolution demanding Israel halt settlement expansion on occupied land.