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'

After Washington says settlements not illegal, European Union says its position 'remains unchanged'; UN Security Council to hold meeting to discuss the move

Abbas's spokesman says announcement is 'baseless, unacceptable and condemned'; Hamas states Palestinian people will continue 'its struggle until settlements are swept away'

Travel warning follows Washington's policy shift, saying settlements not 'inconsistent with international law'; Americans advised to take care 'in light of the current environment'