US softens position on Israeli settlements in West Bank

Palestinian officials have condemned the US’ softening of its stance on Israeli settlements in the West Bank in the latest move from the Trump administration to anger Palestinians.

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo rebutted a 1978 State Department legal opinion that held that civilian settlements in the occupied territories are “inconsistent with international law”.

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