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Fiasco in Jerusalem

Netanyahu’s relationship with the United States hit a new low with the approval of new settlement construction in Jerusalem during Vice President Biden’s recent visit. But was this a purposeful snub, or simple incompetence? Read the article.

By , the defense analyst for the Israeli newspaper Haaretz.
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Netanyahu's relationship with the United States hit a new low with the approval of new settlement construction in Jerusalem during Vice President Biden's recent visit. But was this a purposeful snub, or simple incompetence?

Netanyahu’s relationship with the United States hit a new low with the approval of new settlement construction in Jerusalem during Vice President Biden’s recent visit. But was this a purposeful snub, or simple incompetence?

Read the article.

Amos Harel is the defense analyst for the Israeli newspaper Haaretz.

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