Israel on Sunday summoned ambassadors of countries that belong to the UN Security Council for a Christmas Day reprimand for their support of a resolution condemning Israel’s illegal settlements on Palestinian lands.
The UK was among the countries that saw its diplomats called into Israel’s ministry of foreign affairs on Sunday, David Quarrey, Britain’s ambassador to Israel, told the Financial Times. With Mr Quarrey in the UK, British diplomat Tony Kay was summoned in his place.
The ambassador of the US, which abstained in Friday’s vote, was not among the envoys summoned, the Israeli foreign ministry said, but those of countries who backed the resolution were.