(Telegraph-UK) - Adrian Blomfield Luiz Inacio Lula Da Silva, in his last month as Brazil's president, caused anger in Israel and the U.S. by officially acknowledging Palestinian sovereignty over territory occupied by Israel since 1967. The move was denounced by Israel as a unilateral attempt to bypass the peace process that would "harm trust" between the Israeli and Palestinian leaderships.
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