Israel is celebrating today’s historic decision.
But Jimmy Carter, Barack Obama and John Kerry ? Not so much.
Via Jerusalem Post.
In a historic reversal of US policy, the Trump administration announced on Monday that it does not view Israeli settlements in the West Bank as illegal. The policy change was announced by Secretary of State Mike Pompeo in Washington.
“After carefully studying all sides of the legal debate, this administration agrees with president Reagan,” Pompeo said in reference to Ronald Reagan’s position that settlements were not inherently illegal. “The establishment of Israeli civilian settlements in the West Bank is not per se inconsistent with international law.”
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu praised Pompeo, saying “the United States adopted an important policy that rights a historical wrong when the Trump administration clearly rejected the false claim that Israeli settlements in Judea and Samaria are inherently illegal under international law.
“This policy reflects an historical truth – that the Jewish people are not foreign colonialists in Judea and Samaria. In fact, we are called Jews because we are the people of Judea.”
Pompeo’s remarks…came after a year-long review conducted by the State Department’s legal office….
Pompeo said that the review was prompted by the Obama administration’s decision to enable the passing of UN Security Council Resolution 2334 in December 2016, according to which settlement activity constitutes a “flagrant violation” of international law and has “no legal validity.”….
This is as it should be! Mazel Tov.
This is an incredible victory for the Nation Of Israel. In my lifetime, I’ve never seen a U.S.President be more supportive, none, period. When I voted for Trump, I was a single issue voter: Veterans Rights. This issue is now Number 2. I cannot understand why any Jewish voter in America would not vote for Trump. But that’s me…
posted 11/19 212pm Texas[Pray for Jerusalem]Time
Good points, dennisl59. Sadly, for many of these Jewish voters who oppose President Trump and his policies, their “true religion” is Leftism.