The Takeaway: Settlement plans test Biden’s Israel approach 

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Israeli right-wing activists erected tents as they try to build a new illegal West Bank outpost near the settlement of Barkan, West Bank, July 20, 2022. - Amir Levy/Getty Images
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WASHINGTON — While in Israel late last month, Secretary of State Antony Blinken made it clear that the Biden administration would oppose any new settlement expansion or legalization of outposts.

Not long after, Israel’s new right-wing government announced plans to do just that.

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