's engineers have accepted a new four-year contract while technical workers rejected their offer and voted to authorize a future strike.

NPR: New Boeing Contract Splits Engineers, Tech Workers

's engineers and technical workers delivered a split decision on a new contract Tuesday, with the engineers accepting their offer and the technical workers rejecting theirs and authorizing a future strike.

NPR: Boeing Engineers OK Contract; Tech Workers Say No

Obama also made clear that Israel has the right to defend itself as it sees fit, which amounted to a diplomatic signal that Washington would not stop a unilateral Israeli strike at some future point if no progress occurred.

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