Kerry defends Obama UN vote as Israel clash deepens
Secretary of State John Kerry pressed back at Israel's anger over the U.N. Security Council vote and warned that Israel's democratic future is at stake. He defended the Obama administration's abstention as upholding the two state solution and noted the 38 billion dollar, 10 year military aid pact while rejecting claims of drafting the resolution.
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Trump targets Obama Israel policies in Twitter tirade
President-elect Donald Trump accuses Barack Obama of inflammatory statements and roadblocks during the transition and of treating Israel with total disdain. He highlights the U.N. Security Council resolution critique of Israel and says January 20th marks the beginning of the end, while noting a smooth transition in private remarks.
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Iraqi forces reinforce Mosul push against IS in eastern sector
Iraqi counterterrorism units join regular army and federal police as reinforcements arrive in Mosul. A three pronged assault on the eastern sector aims to break IS resistance and end a two week lull while US coalition airstrikes destroy the last Tigris bridge to isolate militants.
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