Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced on Monday that the U.S. is reversing the Obama administration’s approach to settlements. Pompeo’s announcement repudiates a 1978 State Department legal opinion that held that civilian settlements in the occupied territories are “inconsistent with international law.” The Trump administration views the opinion, the basis for long-standing U.S. opposition to … Continue reading MAJOR SHIFT: Pompeo Announces U.S. No Longer Considers Israeli Settlements “Inconsistent With International Law”