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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

(107,711 posts)
Thu Nov 19, 2020, 02:17 PM Nov 2020

Pompeo 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 OP
Yes and yes. He's a Dominionist and that's why he supports Israel. hedda_foil Nov 2020 #1
He's not trespassing, he's stirring shit up ... KPN Nov 2020 #2
*ding!* Winner. nt crickets Nov 2020 #3

KPN

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2. He's not trespassing, he's stirring shit up ...
Thu Nov 19, 2020, 02:27 PM
Nov 2020

for Donnie. And if it doesn’t work, oh well, Biden will have to deal with another big fucking mess.

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