Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (R) and European Union foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini shake hands during their meeting in Jerusalem May 20, 2015. REUTERS/Dan Balilty/Pool
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu thanked the United States for blocking an Egyptian-led drive on a possible Middle East nuclear weapons ban at a major United Nations conference, an Israeli official said on Saturday.
It was a rare expression of diplomatic harmony with the United States from Netanyahu, whose relations with President Barack Obama have been strained over U.S.-led nuclear talks with Iran and differences over Israeli-Palestinian diplomacy.
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