US reverses position, says Israeli settlements in West Bank are legal.

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announces a reversal of US policy on Israeli settlements

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo Source: AAP

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The US, Israel's most important ally now believes Israeli settlements in the West Bank, captured by Israel in the war of 1967, are not necessarily illegal.

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