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The Biden administration declared that settlements are illegal, as it rescinded the “Pompeo doctrine” to underscore its objection to Israel’s declared intention to advance plans for 3,000 new homes in the West Bank.“We’re disappointed in the announcement,” US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Friday during a joint press conference in Buenos Aires.“It’s been longstanding US policy under Republican and Democratic administrations alike that new settlements are counterproductive to reaching an enduring peace,” he said. “They’re also inconsistent with international law. Our administration maintains a firm opposition to settlement...

The US is disappointed with Israel's announcement to approve thousands of new settlements in the West Bank, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Friday during a press conference in Buenos Aires with Argentine Foreign Minister Diana Mondino. Israel intends to advance plans for 3,000 new settler homes in the aftermath of the West Bank terror attack next to a checkpoint heading into Jerusalem, in which one man was killed, and another eight were injured, The Post reported on Thursday. Blinken expressed his condolences for the victims of the terror attack,...