Palestinian officials attacked the “blind” U.S. backing of Israel. At a meeting of the Arab League on Thursday in Cairo, the officials issued a statement saying, “The blind following of the United States behind the Israeli leadership has led to the death of hundreds of innocent people and the injuring of thousands of others.”
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