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Trump’s ambassador to Israel refers to ‘alleged occupation’ and the Palestinians want to be called ‘state under occupation’

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Published: 4 September 2017

Last updated: 4 March 2024

Trump's ambassador to Israel appears to adopt a stance more in line with Israeli settlers in Jerusalem Post interview. Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas is preparing a UN resolution proposal that will change the definition of “Palestinian territories under occupation” into “a Palestinian state under occupation.”

Trump's ambassador to Israel refers to 'alleged occupation' of Palestinian territories (The Guardian)
David Friedman, who also opposes a two-state solution, appears to adopt a stance more in line with Israeli settlers in Jerusalem Post interview (Sep 2)

Ambassador Friedman talks to Jpost about peace, Syria and working for Trump (Jpost)
In his first interview as Ambassador to Israel, Friedman talks about finding the win-win solution (Sep 1)

Palestinians want to be called ‘state under occupation’ (Al-Monitor)
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas is preparing a UN resolution proposal that will change the definition of “Palestinian territories under occupation” into “a Palestinian state under occupation.” (Sep 1)

Photo: David Friedman with Donald J. Trump, center, his daughter Ivanka Trump, right, in 2010 (Bloomberg)
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