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firemonkey
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22 Nov 2019, 10:05 am

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When US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced that the US government will no longer view Israeli settlements in the West Bank as illegal, it was a dramatic departure from the stance of previous US administrations.

His predecessors held to the State Department’s 1978 legal opinion that the settlements are “inconsistent with international law”. But on November 18, Pompeo said the settlements are a matter for the Israeli courts, with the US holding “no view” on their legal status.

Elsewhere, Israeli settlements are widely condemned because they impede the creation of an independent Palestinian state and hinder the chances of a two-state solution to the conflict. Their impact on Palestinians’ daily lives is no less serious.



https://theconversation.com/us-no-longe ... ent-127356



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22 Nov 2019, 10:33 am

The topic should read: US declare international law / United Nations invalid.

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I'm sure only good things will come from this. </Sarcasm>


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22 Nov 2019, 10:35 am

It's just Trump showing "love" for Israel, and disdaining those Palestinians.....



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22 Nov 2019, 10:37 am

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New U.S. policy is Israeli settlements are no longer illegal
While I do understand the situation, but I do not see a problem.



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22 Nov 2019, 12:11 pm

kraftiekortie wrote:
It's just Trump showing "love" for Israel, and disdaining those Palestinians.....


That, and he's showing the rest of the world what to think of international law and UN resolutions.

They don't matter.


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22 Nov 2019, 4:32 pm

How painfully predictable.