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US ambassador gives emphatic signal that settlers are not moving

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Published: 22 February 2018

Last updated: 4 March 2024

Eviction of West Bank settlers would spark a civil war, David Friedman tells a closed meeting with US Jewish leaders

What does America's ambassador have against Israeli democracy? (Haaretz)
Ambassador David Friedman has cast aspersions on Israeli society and the Israel Defence Forces by suggesting that the country could descend into civil war

Casting doubt over peace prospects, US envoy says settlers staying put — report (Times of Israel)
In closed meeting with US Jewish leaders, David Friedman says eviction of settlements would spark civil war; American Jewish group says words taken out of context

Photo: American Ambassador to Israel David Friedman attends the lobby for Israel-US relations at the Knesset in July, 2017 (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

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