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    State Department Loosens U.S. Policy On Israeli Settlements In West Bank

    The change, announced by Secretary Mike Pompeo, follows the Trump administration's recognition of Jerusalem as the capital of Israel and that country's sovereignty over the disputed Golan Heights.
    by Richard Gonzales Nov 18, 2019 2 minutes

    Updated at 9:02 p.m. ET

    Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced Monday the Trump administration's latest pro-Israel change in U.S. policy, saying the State Department is rescinding a 1978 department legal opinion that viewed settlements in the Israeli-occupied West Bank as inconsistent with international law.

    That legal opinion, as thethat "civilian settlements in those territories is inconsistent with international law."

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