13 minutes agoUSA: Israeli settlements no longer illegal
Periskopi(7 years ago)
(7 years ago)The United States changed its position toward the Jewish settlements Israel has built on the occupied West Coast, not seeing them as violations of international law. US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said the status of the West Coast should be negotiated by Israel and Palestinians. Locals are established communities [...]
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said the status of the West Coast should be negotiated by Israel and Palestinians.
The settlements are communities founded by Israel on land conquered during the 1967 Middle East war.
They have long been the source of disagreements between Israel and the Palestinians, but also Israel and the international community.
Some 500,000 Jews live in about 140 settlements built since the Israeli occupation of the West Coast and East Jerusalem.
The settlements are considered illegal with international law, even though Israel opposes this.
US President Donald Trump's new administration decision is to overturn the policy his predecessor, Barack Obama, has followed.
