Blinken reverses Trump-era policy on Israeli settlements in occupied West Bank

On Friday, Secretary of State Tony Blinken declared that the expansion of Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank is “inconsistent with international law,” overturning the Trump-era decision that had reversed decades of U.S. policy on the matter.

Blinken’s move, reversing the so-called “Pompeo doctrine,” comes in response to the Israeli government’s announcement on Thursday outlining plans for the expansion of settlements in the West Bank, according to a U.S. official who informed Axios.

The State Department had been contemplating this decision over the last three years.

“We are disappointed with the announcement [of new settlements]. It has been a long-standing policy of both Democratic and Republican administrations that new settlements are counterproductive to achieving enduring peace. They are also inconsistent with international law,” Blinken said.

“Our administration maintains firm opposition to settlement expansion, In our judgment it only weakens, not strengthens Israel’s security,” he added, Axios reported.

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