In change, U.S. describes East Jerusalem Palestinians as 'Arab residents'
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The U.S. State Department changed its standard description of East Jerusalem Palestinians from “Palestinian residents” of the city to “Arab residents” or “non-Israeli citizens” in an annual global human rights report released on Wednesday.