Netanyahu Worried About Possible US Anti-Israel Action at UN

"Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday expressed concern that US President Barack Obama, during the final days of his term in office, might take diplomatic steps that could harm the fate of Jewish settlements in the West Bank.

Israel is concerned that the United States might not rally to its assistance in the event that an anti-settlement resolution is put to a vote in the United Nations Security Council and that Washington might not use its veto to quash such a move.

Obama's strong opposition to Israeli construction on the disputed territories has also raised speculation in Israel that he might try to define parameters for a final peace agreement..."