(Reuters) An Arab bid to pressure Israel over its assumed nuclear arsenal failed on Thursday after Washington and other powers united to reject it at the UN atomic watchdog's annual gathering. 61 countries voted against the Arab-drafted resolution, 43 in favor and 33 abstained. With a larger number of "no" votes than a similar vote last year, the Israeli prime minister's office described the rejection of the motion as a "great victory." Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he had told world leaders before the vote: "There is no room for a debate of this sort while the main problem in the Middle East is Iran's attempts to arm itself with nuclear weapons and its clear declarations of its intention to destroy the State of Israel."
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