Senior American officials: There is no connection between the Security Council's decision and the crisis in the hostage deal - Walla! News. Netanyahu's announcement from which it was implied that the US decision not to impose a veto in the UN led to an explosion in the talks, caused great anger in the White House.
Senior American officials claimed that the announcement was unfair to the abductees and their families. "We will not play politics with the most sensitive and difficult issue," said the American official.