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U.S. Ambassador to Israel David Friedman’s reported request that the State Department stop using the term “occupied territories” shouldn’t be dismissed as a lot of bother about mere words. These words are part of a high-stakes battle to determine the outcome of the debate about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

The latest in a long series of extremist remarks by James Zogby, but this should be the proverbial straw that breaks the camel’s back.