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Haley defends Israel during emergency Security Council meeting

US ambassador to the UN, Nikki Haley, used her address to condemn Iran's "destabilising" presence in the Middle East. 

US ambassador to the UN, Nikki Haley (Reuters)

She defended Israel and distanced America from any link between the US embassy move to Jerusalem and yesterday's violence.

"No country in this chamber would act with more restraint than Israel has," said Haley.