US no longer considers Israeli settlements in West Bank as illegal, announces Pompeo

The Donald Trump administration on Monday (local time) announced that the US no longer regards Israeli settlements in the West Bank as illegal or violating international law.The Policy decision was announced by the US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo."After carefully studying all sides of the legal debate, this administration agrees with President Reagan. The establishment of Israeli civilian settlements in the West Bank is not per se inconsistent with international law," Jerusalem Post quoted Pompeo as saying.The announcement is a departure from the decision during the Obama administration that they did violate international law.According to Sputnik, the "the settlements are home to more than 600,000 Israelis, who live mostly in settlements scattered across the territories, which Israel seized from Jordan in 1967" during the Six-Day War.However, Pompeo also clarified that the US was also not prejudging the ultimate status of the West Bank."The hard truth is that there will never be a ..