From time to time, the Palestine Center distributes articles it believes will enhance understanding of the Palestinian political reality. The following article by Peter Beaumont was published by The Guardian on January 20, 2016.
“Former Netanyahu aide lambasts US ambassador in heated spat”
The US State Department has moved to back America’s ambassador to Israel in a febrile and escalating row over his remarks on Monday that Israel applied law in the occupied West Bank differently to Palestinians and Israelis.
Ambassador Daniel Shapiro’s unusually critical comments drew harsh criticism from ministers in Israel’s rightwing government – including from the Israeli prime minister, Binyamin Netanyahu.
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