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Israel Is at the Height of Its Power after the Embassy Opening in Jerusalem – but Uncritical Support from the US Will Do It More Damage Than Good

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Published in Independent
(U.K.) on 18 May 2018
by Patrick Cockburn (link to originallink to original)
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