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Arab League Condemns US Reversal on Israeli Settlements

Associated Press

   CAIRO, EGYPT - Arab League foreign ministers have denounced the Trump
   administration's announcement that it no longer considers Israeli
   settlements to be a violation of international law.

   In an emergency meeting convened Monday, a week after the U.S.
   announcement, Secretary General Ahmed-Aboul Gheit called the decision
   "unfairly biased and unacceptable." He says the U.S. has forfeited its
   role as a neutral arbiter between Israel and the Palestinians.

   The U.S. policy change, which sparked international condemnation, was
   the latest in a series of moves by the White House in which it sided
   with Israel's right-wing government against the Palestinians on key
   issues in the decades-old conflict.

   While publicly declaring support for the Palestinians, some Arab states
   like Saudi Arabia have quietly forged closer ties with Israel based on
   a shared rivalry with Iran.

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