31.   And Iran said a Likud victory would prove to be an embarrassment for the United States, as Israel would try to wring more concessions from Washington.

32.   Arafat may also seek to wring more concessions out of Israel by arguing that these are necessary to built a sufficient PNC majority.

33.   But in practice, the simple threat of a veto is usually enough to wring concessions from the other permanent members.