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FBI admits error for saying graduating National Academy student from ‘State of Palestine’
FBI spokesperson: ‘The language was not in accordance with U.S. protocol, should not have been used and in no way reflects any change in U.S. policy’
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The J. Edgar Hoover building, Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) headquarters, is photographed on October 8, 2024 in Washington, DC.
A clip from a graduation ceremony at the FBI attracted attention online this week, showing FBI Director Christopher Wray shaking hands with and presenting a diploma to a graduating student at the FBI’s National Academy, as an announcer described...