The State Department

December 26, 2017

Middle East

US ambassador Friedman tells State Dept. to stop using word 'occupation'

Breaking with US policy, the ambassador claimed that Israeli settlements make up less than 2% of the West Bank.

David Friedman testifies before a Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing on his nomination to be U.S. ambassador to Israel, on Capitol Hill in Washington, US, February 16, 2017.. (photo credit: REUTERS)

December 28, 2016

Middle East

2-state solution 'only way' for lasting peace between Israelis, Palestinians - Kerry

Secretary of State John Kerry laid out the US proposal for a peace agreement between Israel and the Palestinians, less than a month before the Trump administration takes office and at a low point in US-Israeli relations.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry concludes his remarks on Middle East peace at the Department of State in Washington December 28, 2016. © James Lawler Duggan / Reuters

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