(JTA) After Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas described the U.S. ambassador to Israel David Friedman as the "son of a dog," American Middle East peace negotiator Jason Greenblatt said Monday, "The time has come for President Abbas to choose between hateful rhetoric and concrete and practical efforts to improve the quality of life of his people and lead them to peace and prosperity." "Notwithstanding his highly inappropriate insults against members of the Trump administration, the latest iteration being his insult of my good friend and colleague Ambassador Friedman, we are committed to the Palestinian people and to the changes that must be implemented for peaceful coexistence."
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