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Israeli official: US stressed opposition to new settlement homes, but no threat made
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleJacob Magid is The Times of Israel's US bureau chief
US President Joe Biden, right, meets with Prime Minister Naftali Bennett in the Oval Office of the White House, in Washington, August 27, 2021. (Evan Vucci/AP)
The Biden administration has in recent weeks expressed its opposition to Israeli plans to advance a new batch of settlement homes, an Israeli official tells The Times of Israel.
“They emphasized their long-held position, but it wasn’t a threat,” the Israeli official says.
There was no threat to cancel Biden’s trip in June if the approvals went forward, a source familiar says.
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