Why Pompeo’s settlement announcement is bad news - New York Daily News

Why Pompeo’s settlement announcement is bad news - New York Daily News: During a recent visit to Israel and the West Bank, Palestinian and Israeli interlocutors told me that not only is the search for peace at a standstill, but also that the United States effectively has taken itself out of the equation as a possible mediator in the conflict. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo’s announcement Monday that the Trump administration no longer believes Israeli settlements in the occupied territories contravene international law is a further indication of how far this administration has gone to distance itself from — and perhaps kill — the peace process.