Israel’s victory in the Six-Day War in 1967 left it in control of the West Bank, the Gaza Strip, the Golan Heights and the Sinai Peninsula. The impetuous and irresponsible Trump administration announced Monday that, effective immediately, the United States government no longer considers Israeli settlements illegal. As long ago as 1975, the Los Angeles Times editorial page called the settlements an “obstacle to peace.”At that time, there were fewer than 5,000 Israeli settlers in the West Bank. That doesn’t count those in the Golan Heights or the approximately 200,000 in traditionally Arab East Jerusalem. Among other things, Trump has recognized Jerusalem as Israel’s capital, moved the U.S. Embassy there and recognized the Golan Heights as Israeli territory.

Source: Los Angeles Times November 18, 2019 22:12 UTC