Biden administration restores Trump-rescinded policy on illegitimacy of Israeli settlements
- The Biden administration restored the finding that Israeli settlements in Palestinian territories are "illegitimate."
- Secretary of State Antony Blinken believes settlements conflict with Israel's duties, overturning a decision by former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo.
- The U.S. expressed disappointment over Israel's plan to build new settlement homes in response to a Palestinian attack.
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The Biden administration restored a nearly 50-year-old legal United States policy that Israeli settlements in the occupied Palestinian territories are “illegitimate.” The US warns that a cargo ship damaged in an attack by the Huthi rebels could cause a serious ecological disaster. The Gaza Health Ministry reports that 92 Palestinians died in Israeli attacks in the past 24 hours. Follow live
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New Israeli settlements in West Bank are illegal and inconsistent with international law: Blinken
New Israeli settlements in West Bank are illegal and inconsistent with international law: Blinken The new Israeli settlements in the West Bank are illegal and inconsistent with international law, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has said, reversing a Trump-era policy.Blinken, at a joint press conference with the Argentine Foreign Minister Diana Mondino in Buenos Aires, said he was disappointed with Israel's latest plans for settlement expan…
Biden, to Appease Palestinians, Reverses Trump Policy on Legality of Settlements
President Joe Biden attempted to appease Palestinians Friday by reversing a Donald Trump-era policy Friday that declared the presence of Israeli communities in Judea and Samaria (the West Bank) to be legal under international law.
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