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    Obama: UN abstention didn't cause rupture in ties with Israel

    Outgoing U.S. President Barack Obama insisted on Sunday that his abstention in last month’s vote on an anti-Israel United Nations resolution did not trigger a significant crisis in relations with Israel.

    Speaking with CBS’s “60 Minutes” in a final interview before he leaves office on Friday, Obama confirmed that “ultimately” it was his decision to abstain in the vote on UN Resolution 2334.

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