Netanyahu to the Republican Senator: "The US decision in the Security Council - a very bad step" Walla! News. "What is worst about the American decision is that it encouraged Hamas to take a rigid position," he said.

"The decision I made not to send the delegation to Washington - a message to Hamas that they will not rely on this pressure" The White House spokesman: The fact that we did not impose a veto does not constitute a change in the US position.