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Behind the Scenes of the U.S. Shift on Israeli Settlements
(Axios) Barak Ravid - U.S. Ambassador to Israel David Friedman pushed for a change to the U.S. position on the legality of Israeli settlements. The discussions inside the State Department lasted a year. A month ago, the State Department's legal team presented Secretary of State Mike Pompeo with a 40-page legal position, which he approved.