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This time, the Trump administration made controversial comments about the West Bank. US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo also visited Israel and expressed a sudden desire to visit the West Bank. This is the first time a US secretary has visited the West Bank. As long as it’s there, he said, things made in the West Bank should be exported abroad as ‘Made in Israel’. Because it is an integral part of Israel. Pompeo’s statements sparked a heated debate in Palestine and the Arab world.

Trump means controversy. In the last four years, the United States and the entire world have understood. Although Joe Biden won the election, Trump did not stop the debate. He has not yet agreed to resign. Trump and Pompeo have made a series of controversial foreign policy decisions in the last four years. Some have also made historic decisions. At the moment, there is a new controversy about the withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan. Meanwhile, Trump sent Pompeo on a visit to Israel in the latest chapter of the presidency.

The purpose of Pompeo’s visit to Israel was to express his gratitude. The Trump administration has had a very close relationship with Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu for the past four years. So Pompeo went to pay him a courtesy call. But upon arrival in Israel, he expressed his desire to go to the West Bank. This is the first time a US secretary has visited the West Bank. He also spent some time there. Visit some temporary camps. He made the controversial comment upon his return from there. This is not the end. Pompeo also visited the Golan Heights. Israel occupied this part of Syria in 1967. There is also considerable controversy over this place. Pompeo also declared the Golan Heights an integral part of Israel.

Palestine and Israel have long disagreed on the West Bank. The West Bank is also a controversial part of the international scene. For that reason, the area is mentioned in the international arena as occupied by Israel. There is a similar debate in the international arena about the Golan Heights. But Pompeo’s comments gave Israel a kind of appreciation. Which has started a heated debate.

“We have heard another illegal statement from the Trump administration,” said Hanan Ashrawi, Palestinian leader and mediator in several talks. It has been shown once again that they do not even care about international law. I strongly condemn Pompeo’s comments. As a result, the problem has worsened. “

The Syrian government, meanwhile, has responded to Pompeo’s visit to the Golan Heights and the comments surrounding it. A government statement described Pompeo as “intoxicated.” It has been said that before leaving, the Trump administration created a new atmosphere of unrest.

SG / GH (Reuters, AP)



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