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Pompeo’s visit to Psagot settlement, a farewell gift from Trump to Israel

US Secretary of State Pompeo's visit to the Psagot settlement, built on occupied land in the West Bank, reflects the Donald Trump administration’s decision to consider the Israeli settlements in the West Bank to be legal.
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RAMALLAH, West Bank — A mass sit-in was held Nov. 18 in the governorate of Ramallah and al-Bireh in the central West Bank to condemn US Secretary of State Mark Pompeo's Nov. 19 visit to the Psagot settlement in the city of al-Bireh.

The protesters — among them Palestinian leaders, students and institutional representatives — raised Palestinian flags and held banners condemning settlement activity and Pompeo’s visit. They then marched toward the outskirts of Jabal al-Taweel in the city of al-Bireh. Clashes broke out between young people and the Israeli army, resulting in injuries to protesters, who inhaled tear gas.

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