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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsPompeo visits Israeli settlement in West Bank, prompting outrage from Palestinians who say he is 'tr
'trespassing'Secretary of State Mike Pompeo made a provocative trip to an Israeli settlement on Thursday, visiting a winery established in the West Bank in part on land Palestinians say was stolen from them.
It marked the first time a top American diplomat has visited an Israeli settlement, communities built on territory claimed by the Palestinians and viewed by the United Nations and many other countries as illegal.
The move sparked outrage from Palestinians.
The State Department also announced two new pro-Israel policy shifts on Thursday. In the first, it said products made in the Israeli settlements and imported into the U.S. can be labeled Made in Israel rather than in the West Bank, breaking with longstanding policy. Second, the Trump administration labeled as "anti-Semitic" a boycott campaign, known as BDS, which is aimed at pressuring Israel to end its occupation of territory in the West
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/pompeo-visits-israeli-settlement-in-west-bank-prompting-outrage-from-palestinians-who-say-he-is-trespassing/ar-BB1bawOP?li=BBnb7Kz
Isn't Pompeo a Dominionist? That probably defines his support for Israel.
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Pompeo visits Israeli settlement in West Bank, prompting outrage from Palestinians who say he is 'tr (Original Post)
Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin
Nov 2020
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hedda_foil
(16,371 posts)1. Yes and yes. He's a Dominionist and that's why he supports Israel.
KPN
(15,635 posts)2. He's not trespassing, he's stirring shit up ...
for Donnie. And if it doesnt work, oh well, Biden will have to deal with another big fucking mess.
crickets
(25,951 posts)3. *ding!* Winner. nt