Israel’s ties with the United States are at their worst in 35 years, the country’s top envoy to the United States was quoted as saying Monday.
Michael Oren, Israel’s ambassador to the United States, made the remarks in a conference call to the country’s consuls general Saturday night, Israel’s Haaretz newspaper reported.
His comments came as the United States harshly criticized Israel for announcing new settlement construction in disputed East Jerusalem territory while Vice President Joe Biden was visiting the country.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has set up a team to investigate the timing of the announcement, which U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton called “insulting” to her country.
The United States has asked Israel to “do something significant” to show that it is serious about moving toward negotiations with Palestinians, a U.S. official and an Israeli official told CNN. Specifically, the United States asked Israel to rescind the decision on the settlement project in East Jerusalem, the sources said.
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