ADAD“The timing of this was not tied to anything that had to do with domestic politics anywhere,” he said. In one of its final acts in office, that administration abstained from a U.N. vote that called settlements “a flagrant violation under international law,” allowing it to pass. Such assessments, he said, were up to Israeli courts, and “we are not addressing or prejudging the ultimate status of the West Bank. “If you were still interested in presenting the Trump peace plan, you wouldn’t want to do something that puts key Arab leaders . AD“Israel is deeply grateful to President Trump, Secretary Pompeo and the entire US administration for their steadfast position supporting truth and justice,” Netanyahu said in his statement.

Source: Washington Post November 18, 2019 20:16 UTC