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June 11, 2019

U.S. Ambassador: Israel Has Right to Annex West Bank
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U.S. Ambassador to Israel David Friedman told The New York Times that
Israel has the right to annex parts of the West Bank. In April, Prime
Minister Benjamin Netanyahu made a campaign promise to annex the
territory. Before becoming ambassador, Friedman worked as Trump's
bankruptcy lawyer and had no diplomatic experience. His comments came
just two days after five Democratic senators, including 2020 hopefuls
Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders, introduced a resolution condemning
an Israeli plan to annex the occupied West Bank.


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