(New York Daily News) Editorial - Egypt was all set to put to a UN Security Council vote on Thursday a destructive, one-sided measure slamming Israel - and withdrew only after Donald Trump railed against it on social media. So broad was the language of the resolution that it would have included even the Jewish Quarter of the Old City of Jerusalem and the Western Wall, the holiest site in Judaism. All of it would be off limits to Israelis under international law. Left hanging by America, supposedly Israel's closest ally, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu put out a call for help. It never should have come to this. If the resolution had passed without U.S. objection, it would have falsely branded Israel as violating international law.
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