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In the face of such criticism, Israeli officials did point out that the country's current ambassador to the Vatican had offered his condolences in person.

Nor is he alone in his criticism of Powell, who infamously initially dismissed post-pandemic price inflation as "transitory" and has been faulted for being too focused on backward-looking data.

Earlier this week, the Israeli foreign ministry rejected criticism of the blockade from the UK, France and Germany, which called it "intolerable" and demanded it end immediately in a joint statement.

Industry insiders and lawmakers, including at the Burbank town hall, have tried to fend off criticism that this is a gift to corporations.

"I can assure you I have listened very, very carefully to the criticisms that have been made to aspects of the structure and governance of ICRIR," he added.