US says Israeli settlements are no longer illegal
These are external links and will open in a new window/ Israel's prime minister has vowed never to remove settlements again The US has shifted its position on Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank, no longer viewing them as inconsistent with international law. US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said the status of the West Bank was for Israelis and Palestinians to negotiate. Israel immediately welcomed the move - a reversal of the US position under Mr Trump's predecessor Barack Obama. Settlements are communities established by Israel ...
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