US Ambassador Friedman tells State Dept. to stop using word 'occupation'
Breaking with US policy, the ambassador claimed that Israeli settlements make up less than 2% of the West Bank.
David Friedman testifies before a Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing on his nomination to be U.S. ambassador to Israel, on Capitol Hill in Washington, US, February 16, 2017.(photo credit: REUTERS)BySHOSHANA KRANISH, MICHAEL WILNERUpdated: