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US disturbed by Iraqi law criminalizing Israel ties

The State Department said the new Iraqi law promotes “an environment of antisemitism.”

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This picture taken on March 26, 2022 shows a view of the exterior of Iraq's Council of Representatives, the country's unicameral legislature, in the capital Baghdad's heavily fortified "Green Zone." — AHMAD AL-RUBAYE/AFP via Getty Images

The Biden administration says it is “deeply disturbed” by a new Iraqi law that criminalizes a range of “normalization” interactions with Israel. 

On Thursday, 275 lawmakers of the 329-seat Iraqi parliament voted in favor of the law, titled “Criminalizing Normalization and Establishment of Relations with the Zionist Entity.”

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