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Then American Mideast peace envoy George Mitchell exits an armored diplomatic vehicle at the Kerem Shalom crossing between Israel, Gaza and Egypt, June 30, 2010. (Photo by ChameleonsEye/Shutterstock.com)

U.S. Consulate desegregates security staff, Israeli guards quit in protest

Unnamed Israeli guards working for the American consulate in Jerusalem say it is irresponsible for the U.S. to train its Palestinian guards in tactical driving, weapons use, accuse it of ‘raising a Palestinian militia,’ Ynet reports. A number of Israeli guards working for the U.S. Consulate in Jerusalem quit in protest of a decision to…

By Michael Schaeffer Omer-Man January 16, 2015