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How the U.S. came to abstain on a U.N. resolution condemning Israeli settlements
On Dec. 21, amid his morning workout, an afternoon round of golf and a family dinner with friends, President Obama interrupted his Hawaii vacation to consult by phone with his top national security team in Washington.
Egypt had introduced a resolution at the U.N. Security Council condemning Israeli settlements as illegal, and…