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The Palestinian presidency voiced its strong condemnation of US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo’s visit to the Psagot settlement in the occupied West Bank on Thursday, calling the settlement exports to the United States “Israeli industry.” The presidency pointed out that “this US step will not legitimize the Israeli settlements, which will sooner or later disappear.” Pompeo visited a winery in the settlement and later made it to the Golan Heights, becoming the first US Secretary of State to visit.
Condemned Palestinian presidency On Thursday, “strongly”, the visit of US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Thursday to the settlement of Psagot on the lands of the Palestinian city of Al-Bireh in the occupied West Bank, and the US decision to consider exports from the settlements of West Bank as an “Israeli industry”.
Palestinian presidential spokesman Nabil Abu Rudeineh said in a statement: “This decision is a flagrant challenge to all decisions of international legitimacy, adding:” This US measure will not legitimize the Israeli settlements that will sooner or later disappear.
Abu Rudeina urged “the international community, in particular the Security Council, to assume its responsibilities and implement its resolutions, especially the latest resolution 2334, which came with the approval of the previous US administration.”
Visit the settlement of Psagot
On Thursday, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo visited the Psagot settlement in the occupied West Bank, arousing discontent among Palestinians, and moved to the occupied Golan Heights, on an unprecedented tour by a US secretary of state.
At noon Thursday, Pompeo visited a winery in the Israeli settlement “Psagot” near the city of Ramallah in the occupied West Bank, becoming the first US Secretary of State to visit an Israeli settlement.
He stopped at the settlement on the way to the occupied Syrian Golan Heights, while announcing in a statement that the United States would classify exports from the occupied West Bank settlements as an “Israeli industry.”
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Pompeo
On Thursday, Pompeo visited the Psagot settlement near the city of Ramallah, in a precedent for an American diplomat, especially a wine factory there. One of his friends called his wine “Pompeo”.
Pompeo also arrived at the factory offices, which are located in the industrial zone of the “Shaer Benjamin” settlement, under strong security measures.
Pompeo’s visit to the fall Israel As part of a tour of Europe and the Middle East that took him to Paris, Turkey and Georgia, on what could be considered his last tour while in office.
Exports from Israeli settlements
Pompeo announced Thursday that the United States will classify Israeli exports from settlements in the occupied West Bank as Israeli.
Pompeo added in a statement: “All producers within areas in which Israel exercises relevant powers must label the products as” Israel “or” Israeli product “or” Made in Israel “when exporting to the United States.”
The US Secretary of State emphasized that the new instructions apply “primarily” to Area (C), which is part of the West Bank that is completely controlled by Israel and inhabited by a majority of settlers.
Palestinian demonstrations near the settlement
Pompeo will not meet with any of the Palestinian leaders, who have vehemently rejected Trump’s stance on the decades-long conflict, including Washington’s recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital.
The Palestinians angrily denounced the visit to the Psagot winery near Ramallah, the headquarters of the Palestinian Authority.
Dozens of Palestinians demonstrated on Wednesday, and some of them were pregnant. Palestine flag In front of the Psagot settlement, they threw stones at Israeli soldiers who were stationed at the settlement entrance and lit tires.
Pompeo is the first US Secretary of State to visit the occupied Golan Heights.
After the Israeli settlement, Pompeo visited the occupied Golan Heights, which Israel captured from Syria in the 1967 Middle East war, in an unprecedented move by a US Secretary of State.
Pompeo said during his visit to the region on the Syrian-Israeli border: “It is not possible to stop here and look across the border and deny the fundamental thing is that the president of the United States, Donald Trump, has recognized that this is part From Israel”.
France 24 / AFP
