<P> In May 2017 interview, Haley expressed interest in moving the U.S. Embassy to Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem . On June 7, Haley charged the U.N. with having "bullied Israel for a very long time" and pledged the US would end this treatment while in Jerusalem . Israel occupied the Jordan - controlled East Jerusalem during the Six - Day War in 1967 and formally annexed it in 1980 . The Jerusalem Law declared Jerusalem to be Israel's "undivided capital". </P> <P> In July 2017, after the UNESCO voted to designate the Hebron's Old City and the Cave of the Patriarchs as Palestinian territory as well as endangered world heritage sites, Haley called the choice "tragic on several levels" in a statement (see Israeli--Palestinian conflict in Hebron). </P> <P> In September 2017, Haley stated that "some countries" (a reference to Russia, although Haley did not refer to Russia by name) were shielding Iran by blocking the International Atomic Energy Agency from verifying Iranian compliance with the international nuclear agreement with Iran . Haley said that it "appears that some countries are attempting to shield Iran from even more inspections . Without inspections, the Iran deal is an empty promise ." </P> <P> In September 2017, Haley said that her government was "deeply troubled" by reports of atrocities against Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar . </P>

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