The American ambassador to Israel is set to meet with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, says the US State Department in the wake of sour ties between Washington and Tel Aviv over the United States’ green light for a UN resolution against the regime’s illegal settlements in Palestine.
The Sunday announcement was made after Tel Aviv summoned representatives of countries that backed the resolution at the UN Security Council on Friday.
“We can confirm Ambassador (Daniel) Shapiro will meet with PM Netanyahu this evening,” the State Department said in a brief statement to AFP.
According to Israeli foreign ministry spokesman Emmanuel Nahshon, 14 envoys of UN Security Council members would visit the ministry in East Jerusalem al-Quds throughout the day.
Washington refused to veto the resolution, which demanded “Israel immediately and completely cease all settlement activities in the occupied Palestinian territory, including east (al-Quds) Jerusalem.”
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