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A US official just made history in the West Bank — did he imperil prospects for peace?

JL;DR SUMMARY U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson made headlines by visiting the Ariel settlement in the West Bank, becoming the highest-ranking U.S. official to do so. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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Israeli Palestinian ConflictWest BankTwo State SolutionInternational LawArielSettlementsMike JohnsonU.S. PoliticsMiddle East Peace ProcessBiblical Claims

Places mentioned

Carmel, Hebron, Palestinian Territories
"An Israeli flag flies along a highway near the settlement of Carmel in the South Hebron Hills of the West Bank on Aug. 4."
Ariel, Salfit, Palestinian Territories
"When Speaker of the House Mike Johnson visited the Israeli settlement of Ariel on Monday, he made history."
Southern District, Israel
"This is the reality that has prompted an increasing number of international observers to use the term apartheid."
Central District, Israel
"Under Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, especially since he allied with the far-right to build his current governing coalition, the settlement movement has become more brazen."
United Kingdom
"The United Kingdom, France, Canada, and others see recognition as the only lever left to keep both sides from sliding irreversibly into a one-state reality defined by endless conflict."
France
"The United Kingdom, France, Canada, and others see recognition as the only lever left to keep both sides from sliding irreversibly into a one-state reality defined by endless conflict."
Canada
"The United Kingdom, France, Canada, and others see recognition as the only lever left to keep both sides from sliding irreversibly into a one-state reality defined by endless conflict."
United States
"Speaker of the House Mike Johnson visited the Israeli settlement of Ariel on Monday, he made history."

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