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Kerry defends Obama's UN vote on Israel

Published  December 28, 2016 1:32pm EST
U.S.
FOX 29 Philadelphia

WASHINGTON (AP) - UPDATE: Israeli prime minister's office denounces `skewed' Kerry speech, says it `obsessively' focuses on settlements.

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Stepping into a raging diplomatic argument, Secretary of State John Kerry on Wednesday staunchly defended the Obama administration's decision to allow the U.N. Security Council to declare Israeli settlements illegal and warned that Israel's very future as a democracy is at stake.