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Al Jazeera Staff

US says it is ‘extremely troubled’ by new Israeli settlements law

State Department spokesperson Vedant Patel (centre left) called recent comments from Israel’s finance minister ‘offensive’ [Andrew Harnik/AP Photo]

Washington, DC – The United States has renewed its opposition to Israeli settlement policies, saying that Washington was “extremely troubled” by an Israeli law that paves the way for restoring illegal settlements in the north of the occupied West Bank.

State Department spokesperson Vedant Patel told reporters on Tuesday that the law, approved by the Knesset hours earlier, violates Israeli commitments to Washington against advancing settlements in the area.

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