Syrian regime forces say they shot down one Israeli jet and damaged another. The Israeli military denies this, saying none of its jets were hit.
Israel has long decried groups like BDS, a movement that wants to isolate Israel over its policies towards Palestinians.
There's anger in the West Bank as the Israeli army has begun the process of removing illegal settlers from Palestinian land.
The warning by the White House is a break from President Donald Trump's previous defence of Israeli settlement construction.
Tel Aviv also summons the envoys of 10 other nations who voted in favour of a UN Security Council resolution that calls on Israel to stop settlement-building on Palestinian land.
David Friedman is seen as a pro-Israeli hardliner, who says he plans to take up his post in the disputed city of Jerusalem.
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