"The Trump administration has broken with longstanding US policy by saying Israeli settlements in Palestinian territory are not “an impediment to peace” but cautioned that a further expansion “may not be helpful” to ending the conflict."
"The comments came after the new US secretary of state, Rex Tillerson, spoke to the Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu. Donald Trump is due to meet Netanyahu on 15 February."
To be clear, all Israeli settlement in the West Bank violate international law, but the ones they are about to "legalize" violate even Israeli law as they were built without the permission of the Israeli government.
Originally posted by vivify https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/feb/03/trump-says-israeli-settlements-not-impediment-to-peace-but-expansion-unhelpful
"The Trump administration has broken with longstanding US policy by saying Israeli settlements in Palestinian territory are not “an impediment to peace” but cautioned that a further expansion “may not be helpful” to ending the confli ...[text shortened]... raeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu. Donald Trump is due to meet Netanyahu on 15 February."
Right, either way Israel gets dissed and preached to and attacked, so why not?
Originally posted by no1marauder To be clear, all Israeli settlement in the West Bank violate international law, but the ones they are about to "legalize" violate even Israeli law as they were built without the permission of the Israeli government.
This is very true, but with a right wing Congress in place and a Republican in the White House, Americans are now required to turn a blind eye to this. -And you WILL turn a blind eye to it!!! ðŸ˜
Israel Retroactively Legalizes Ilegal Settlements
06 Feb '17 21:19
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