Israel Urges Obama to Stop Diplomatic 'Assault' Amid Fears of More U.N. Action

"An Israeli spokesman called Tuesday for President Obama to stop his diplomatic "assault" on the Middle East nation and warned that last week's anti-Israel U.N. resolution may be only the beginning.

David Keyes, spokesman for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, said his government is concerned that the Obama administration is scrambling to put its stamp on Israeli foreign policy before President-elect Donald Trump takes office.

The White House sparked a bipartisan outcry Friday by refusing to veto a U.N. Security Council resolution condemning Israeli settlements.

'We actually believe this may be the first of another series of pushes before the Obama administration leaves office,' Mr. Keyes said on 'The Kelly File' on Fox News.

Reports out of Israel say Mr. Netanyahu fears that Secretary of State John Kerry may seek a Security Council resolution to enshrine the administration's vision for an Israeli-Palestinian accord before Mr. Trump takes office...

'What I hope happens is the Obama administration ceases this assault on Israel, frankly using diplomatic forums, certainly biased forums like the Security Council, which has spent far too much time lambasting the Middle East's one liberal democracy and too little time shining a light on the mass murdering dictators like [Syrian President] Bashar al-Assad,' Mr. Keyes said..."