Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) Secretary General Saeb Erekat on Friday condemned a statement by the US Middle East peace envoy, Jason Greenblatt, in which he said he prefers to use the terms "neighborhoods and cities" and not “settlements” in reference to the Jewish communities in Judea and Samaria.

Greenblatt’s comments were made on Thursday as he addressed the Israel Hayom Forum in Jerusalem.

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