Israeli officials criticized the Obama administration last week when they thought the U.S. was about to support a United Nations conference on nuclear weapons in the Middle East—with or without Israel’s participation or consent. But by Saturday, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called Secretary of State John Kerry and praised the White House for instead blocking the proposed meeting, which might have pressured Israel to disclose its presumed nuclear-arms program. “The United States kept its commitment to Israel by preventing a Middle East resolution that would single out Israel and ignore its security interests,” said a senior Israeli official briefed on the call, which was confirmed by U.S. officials. Israel’s diplomatic U-turn over the weekend shined a […]