• Home
  • News
    • Nigeria
    • Africa
    • Middle East
    • World
    • Features
    • Interviews
    • New Edition
    • Muslim News
  • Analysis
    • Islam & Media
  • Perspectives
    • Opinion
    • Press Releases
    • Editorial
    • Letters
    • Al-Fahm
  • Islam-tainment
    • Sports
    • Arts
    • Poetry
  • Multimedia
    • Audio
    • Video
    • Photos
    • Investigations
  • iGuide
    • Testimony
    • Salah
    • Zakat
    • Fasting
    • Muslim Personalities
  • DONATE
Wednesday, May 14, 2025
Muslim News Nigeria
  • Home
  • News
    • Nigeria
    • Africa
    • Middle East
    • World
    • Features
    • Interviews
    • New Edition
    • Muslim News
  • Analysis
    • Islam & Media
  • Perspectives
    • Opinion
    • Press Releases
    • Editorial
    • Letters
    • Al-Fahm
  • Islam-tainment
    • Sports
    • Arts
    • Poetry
  • Multimedia
    • Audio
    • Video
    • Photos
    • Investigations
  • iGuide
    • Testimony
    • Salah
    • Zakat
    • Fasting
    • Muslim Personalities
  • DONATE
No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • News
    • Nigeria
    • Africa
    • Middle East
    • World
    • Features
    • Interviews
    • New Edition
    • Muslim News
  • Analysis
    • Islam & Media
  • Perspectives
    • Opinion
    • Press Releases
    • Editorial
    • Letters
    • Al-Fahm
  • Islam-tainment
    • Sports
    • Arts
    • Poetry
  • Multimedia
    • Audio
    • Video
    • Photos
    • Investigations
  • iGuide
    • Testimony
    • Salah
    • Zakat
    • Fasting
    • Muslim Personalities
  • DONATE
No Result
View All Result
Muslim News Nigeria
No Result
View All Result

Double standard: US says Israeli settlements on West Bank no longer illegal

by Muslim News Nigeria
5 years ago
in Middle East, Muslim News, News
Reading Time: 2 mins read
0
Double standard: US says Israeli settlements on West Bank no longer illegal

The US said it will no longer view Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank as illegal in a move that angered Arab leaders and cast further doubt on US plans to broker an Israeli-Palestinian peace deal.

Mike Pompeo, US secretary of state, said on Monday that the Trump administration rejected a 1978 state department legal opinion that Israeli settlements in occupied territories are “inconsistent with international law”.

“Calling the establishment of civilian settlements inconsistent with international law has not advanced the cause of peace,” Mr Pompeo said.

“The hard truth is that there will never be a judicial resolution to the conflict, and arguments about who is right and who is wrong as a matter of international law will not bring peace.”

The US has opposed the construction of Israeli settlements on the West Bank to varying degrees for more than 40 years, while the international community more broadly considers them illegal under the Geneva Convention.

In a statement late on Monday, the EU’s head diplomat, Federica Mogherini, issued a statement saying that the EU’s position on Israeli settlements “is clear and remains unchanged: all settlement activity is illegal under international law”.

The US announcement is the latest in a series of Trump administration moves that have undermined hopes the US president will deliver on what he has described as the “deal of the century” to end the protracted Arab-Israeli conflict.

Mr Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner is working on a still-to-be-unveiled peace plan that requires the backing of Arab states to succeed.

In May 2018, Mr Trump reversed seven decades of US policy and defied longstanding international consensus to move the US embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem. The status of East Jerusalem is one of the most contentious issues at the heart of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

Israel captured East Jerusalem in the 1967 war and later annexed it, a move that was not recognised by much of the international community. While Israel considers the holy city its undivided capital,

Palestinians see East Jerusalem as their future capital.

In March, the US also recognised Israeli sovereignty over the Golan Heights, reversing a half-century of US policy. Israel seized the Golan Heights from Syria in 1967 and formally annexed the territory in 1981, a move that was also rejected by the international community.

Since his election, Mr Trump has cut all aid to Palestinian refugees and denounced Palestinian leaders for refusing to co-operate with US efforts to broker peace.

While the Trump administration’s moves have angered the Palestinians and dashed their hopes of a two-state solution, they have also frustrated the US’s Arab allies that want a resolution to the conflict.

Arab states, such as Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, have covertly strengthened military and intelligence ties with Israel, as they share the goal of countering Iran’s regional influence. But they fear that extremism and instability in the region could be fuelled if they are seen as supporting US decisions considered so pro-Israel.

Nabil Abu Rudeineh, a spokesman for Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, called the announcement “null and void” and contradictory to international law.

“We hold the American administration fully responsible for any repercussions of this dangerous step.”

Ayman Safadi, Jordan’s foreign minister, warned “against dangerous consequences of US change of position on settlements” on the Middle East peace process.

Ayman Odeh, leader of the Joint List of Arab parties in Israel’s Knesset, wrote on Twitter that “no foreign minister can change the fact that the settlements were built on occupied land upon which an independent Palestinian state will be founded alongside Israel”.

Sponsored

SUPPORT MUSLIM NEWS NIGERIA

With your generous financial contributions to MUSLIM NEWS, you are helping to sustain a culture of journalistic integrity that promotes tranquil Islamic values and ensures it remains free and available to all.

BANK TRANSFER

Rawshield PR Company

0568624004

Guaranty Trust Bank

Share this:

  • Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)
  • Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)
  • Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)
  • Click to share on Telegram (Opens in new window)
  • Click to share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window)

Related

Tags: Donald TrumpIllegal SettlementPalestineWest Bank
Previous Post

Young Nigerian Muslims observe World Day for the Prevention of Child Abuse 

Next Post

Zakat: Jaiz Charity lifts 108 in Lagos, as scholars call for government involvement 

Next Post
Zakat: Jaiz Charity lifts 108 in Lagos, as scholars call for government involvement 

Zakat: Jaiz Charity lifts 108 in Lagos, as scholars call for government involvement 

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Recent Post

Experts explore business pathways supported by Islam at summit

Experts explore business pathways supported by Islam at summit

May 14, 2025
Digital journalism in focus as TIKA/TRT training for African journalists enters day 3 in Ankara

Digital journalism in focus as TIKA/TRT training for African journalists enters day 3 in Ankara

May 14, 2025
Why does the red flag hold huge significance for Turks?

Why does the red flag hold huge significance for Turks?

May 14, 2025
Maruf Adekomaiya is new Amir as Nigerian-Canadian Muslims unveil new excos

Maruf Adekomaiya is new Amir as Nigerian-Canadian Muslims unveil new excos

May 13, 2025

Donate to Muslim News

Nigerians and the world need alternative journalism that unites Muslims; promotes Islam and spreads the universality of its true message.

If you help Allah’s cause, Allah will help you. Qur’an 22:40

Muslim News Nigeria is committed to reporting Islam and happenings in the Muslim world in accordance with Islamic principles based on truth and truth-telling (siddiq and haqq), pedagogy (tabligh), seeking the best for the public interest (maslahah), and moderation (wasatiyyah).

We have a fold of professional, conscious and devoted Muslims who work tirelessly on stories and those who donate to assist the cause.

News reporting and production is a process with different stages, each with its cost implication. Hence, as we appreciate existing supporters and sponsors, we look forward to more donations from well-meaning Muslims and members of the general public.

Your kind gesture will make our work seamless.

Donate now!!!

Rawshield PR Company,
GTB Account: 0568624004

About Us

Muslim News, a publication of Rawshield PR Media, is a mouthpiece for underreported Muslim achievers and events in Nigeria and across the world, which are never given prominence in the mainstream media.

Email: muslimnewsng@gmail.com
Tel: +234 805 240 4597

Our Mission

To give special media attention and coverage to important people and events in the life of Muslims that do not gain mainstream media attention, and to change the media narrative of blaming Islam and Muslims for offences committed in its lofty name.

About Us

Muslim News, a publication of Rawshield PR Media, is a mouthpiece for underreported Muslim achievers and events in Nigeria and across the world, which are never given prominence in the mainstream media.

Email: muslimnewsng@gmail.com
Tel: +234 906 869 5152

Our Mission

To give special media attention and coverage to important people and events in the life of Muslims that do not gain mainstream media attention, and to change the media narrative of blaming Islam and Muslims for offences committed in its lofty name.

Editorial Policy

We shall be fair to all persons, irrespective of their religions and ideologies, as long as that promotes the image of Islam and unites the Muslims. We shall also uphold the ethical standards of journalism, as allowed by Islamic ethics.

Support Muslim News

Rawshield PR Company

0568624004

Guaranty Trust Bank

  • Home
  • News
  • Analysis
  • Perspectives
  • Islam-tainment
  • Multimedia
  • iGuide
  • DONATE

© 2022 Published by RawshieldPR

No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • Latest News
  • Nigeria News
  • Africa News
  • Middle East News
  • World News
  • Sports News
  • Support Muslim News Nigeria

© 2022 Published by RawshieldPR