The U.S. State Department’s annual human-rights report mentions Israel’s security barrier only in passing. Israel was worried that the report, released Wednesday, would harshly criticize the West Bank fence — which has been at the center of recent U.S.-Israel diplomatic differences. Only one mention addressed the impact of the security fence as a whole.
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