U.S. Embassy Move to Jerusalem ‘Will Come at a Price,’ Israeli Defense Chief Says
Avigdor Lieberman says ‘historic, important and dramatic’ decision to move U.S. embassy to Jerusalem will have a price that is ‘worth paying.’
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