European Diplomats Attacked by Settlers in West Bank
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European diplomats were attacked in the West Bank.
Israeli settlers attacked the group.
The Israeli military spoke about the attack. It said the attack was wrong.
But the prime minister's office said something different. It said this story is a "smear" campaign.
A smear campaign means people tell bad and false things about someone.
The West Bank is a place with many problems. Israeli settlers live there. Palestinians also live there.
Settlers are Israeli people who live in the West Bank.
Sometimes settlers attack Palestinians or other people there.
This attack happened to diplomats from Europe.
Diplomats are people who work for their country in other countries.
The military condemned the attack. This means they said it was bad.
The prime minister's office does not agree with this view.
Vocabulary15 words
- diplomats
- people who work for their country in another place
- West Bank
- a place between Israel and Jordan with many problems
- settlers
- people who move to live in a new place
- military
- the group of soldiers in a country
- smear
- saying bad, false things about someone
- condemn
- to say something is very bad
- campaign
- a plan of actions to reach a goal
- prime minister
- the leader of a country's government
- attack
- to hurt someone or something
- office
- a group of people who work for a leader
- Palestinians
- people who live in Palestine
- Israel
- a country in the Middle East
- Europe
- a group of countries, like France or Germany
- violence
- hurting people with force
- group
- many people together
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1. Israeli settlers 2. It condemned the attack 3. A smear campaign
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European _____ were attacked in the West Bank.
Israeli _____ attacked the group.
The Israeli _____ spoke about the attack. It said the attack was wrong.
But the prime minister's office said something different. It said this story is a "_____" campaign.
A smear campaign means people tell bad and false things about someone.
The West Bank is a place with many problems. Israeli settlers live there. Palestinians also live there.
Settlers are Israeli people who live in the _____.
Sometimes settlers attack Palestinians or other people there.
This attack happened to diplomats from _____.
Diplomats are people who work for their _____ in other countries.
The military condemned the attack. This means they said it was bad.
The prime minister's office does not agree with this _____.
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