US draws ire after saying Israeli settlements no longer considered illegal
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says the Trump administration has ‘corrected a historic injustice’
19 November 2019 - 23:07
Jerusalem — The US faced stiff international and Palestinian criticism Tuesday over its decision to no longer consider Israeli settlements illegal, while the Jewish state’s premier cheered on the “historic” move.
The UN and European Union (EU) stressed the decision would not change the reality that the settlements were illegal, while the Arab League condemned the unilateral move announced on Monday by US secretary of state Mike Pompeo...
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