"There is no rebellion here," said one of the merchants. "There is a loss of livelihood and desperation."

On Thursday Pompeo became the first US Secretary of State to visit a West Bank settlement, as well as the Golan Heights.

Canada had traditionally opposed the resolution but last year changed its vote from “not” to “yes,” after the US recognized settlement activity as legitimate.

Israel's energy minister, overseeing the talks with Lebanon, said Lebanon had now changed its position seven times and was contradicting its own assertions.

"My job was to get into the concentration camps as they were being liberated, with the dead bodies all over the floor and with people waiting to be burned because the crematorium was so overcrowded."

Hate ultimately consumes and convicts the hater himself.

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HEALTH AFFAIRS: Israel’s hospitals are expected to be even fuller, as COVID-19 patients need beds and internal medicine wards are short-staffed.