U.S. blocks Security Council statement: does not condemn Hezbollah enough

The United States Thursday blocked a UN Security Council statement on tensions between Israel and Hezbollah, rejecting any criticism of Israel and forcing the text to be scrapped, according to diplomatic sources.

The first version of the resolution read “deep concern at the recent incidents” during a flare-up between the arch-foes across the “Blue Line” border.

According to diplomats, Washington blocked the statement twice, calling for Hezbollah to be specifically condemned in the text.