Diplomatic U-turn: US says stable West Bank in line with Trump goal for regional peace
The position is a reversal of previous US administrations that have warned against building projects in the West Bank, saying they harm chances of a two-state solution.
Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich and a woman hold a map that shows the long-frozen E1 settlement plan, that would split East Jerusalem from the West Bank, on the day of a press conference near the Israeli settlement of Maale Adumim, in the West Bank, August 14, 2025.(photo credit: REUTERS/Ronen Zvulun)ByREUTERS, JERUSALEM POST STAFFUpdated:
