Lebanese terror group says Pompeo's announcement 'won’t change the reality that the Israeli entity is an occupier'

Spokesman says International Court of Justice, Security Council will continue to view Israel building in West Bank as violation of law

American official quoted as saying Washington would have delayed announcement if Blue and White chief had said he was close to forming coalition

In wake of Pompeo's announcement, Netanyahu reportedly approves effort to have Likud MK's bill go up for Knesset vote as early as next week; however, timing could prove problematic

Netanyahu takes opportunity during celebratory meeting with settler leaders to chide them for not speaking out enough against Joint List-backed minority government

Experts say new US policy less dramatic than it sounds as it simply reinstates Reagan-era ambiguity on settlements' legal status. Others warn it prejudges final status of West Bank

Moscow says shift will undermine peace efforts, Ankara insists 'no country is above international law'

Former Mideast peace negotiator says move meant to 'dismantle the core elements' of the attempt to achieve a two-state solution

Frontrunners Biden, Sanders, Warren, Buttigieg speak out against Trump administration's announcement that settlements not 'inconsistent with international law'

Breaking with decades of policy, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo declares Israel's West Bank settlements not 'inconsistent with international law'