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November 20, 2019

U.N. Affirms It Still Considers Israeli Settlements Violation of International Law
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The United Nations human rights agency has reaffirmed that the United
Nations still considers the Israeli settlements in the occupied West
Bank illegal under international law, despite U.S. Secretary of State
Mike Pompeo's announcement Monday that the United States no longer
considers them illegal under international law. This is the United
Nations' Rupert Colville.

Rupert Colville: "On the situation regarding Israel and the settlements
in the Occupied Territories, as part of the U.N. Secretariat, we
continue to follow the long-standing position of the United Nations that
the Israeli settlements are in breach of international law. A change in
the policy position of one state does not modify existing international
law nor its interpretation by the International Court of Justice and the
Security Council."

Click here to see our interview with Palestinian human rights attorney
Noura Erakat on the U.S. announcement.


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