UN has not changed position on Israel occupation of West Bank - SABC News - Breaking news, special reports, world, business, sport coverage of all South African current events. Africa's news leader.

This comes after the United States made a major policy shift when Secretary of State Michael Pompeo announced that Israeli civilian settlements in the West Bank were not, per se, inconsistent with international law.

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, “The Trump administration is reversing the Obama administration’s approach towards Israeli settlements. US public statements on settlement activities in the West Bank have been inconsistent over decades. The establishment of Israeli civilian settlements in the West Bank is not, per se, inconsistent with international law.”

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