Biden Administration Resumes Use of ‘Occupied Territories’ Term Regarding Israel
The US State Department’s annual report on human rights violations published on Tuesday refers to Judea, Samaria, Gaza, eastern Jerusalem and the Golan Heights as territories “occupied” by Israel but does not title the chapter “Israel and the Occupied Territories”.
The title “Israel and the Occupied Territories” was the title used by the State Department until the Trump administration changed the custom, after President Donald Trump recognized Jerusalem as Israel’s capital and also recognized Israeli sovereignty over the Golan Heights.
The 2020 report, which is the first to be released during the Biden administration, uses the label “Israel, the West Bank and Gaza” – the same chapter name from the last two reports issued during the Trump administration.
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