"Israel claims U.S. actively helped to craft UN resolution on settlements"

LOL. Of course the US did. They told the sponsors of the resolution (New Zealand et al) that they would veto it if the language was too condemning of Israel. So the sponsors redrafted the resolution to a point where the USA could abstain. Had Obama's people not done so, the resolution would've been stronger and more condemning of Israel still.

Israel is one of those countries that, even if you help them out, they'll still scream blue murder because they didn't get exactly what they want.