mo4ch:>Action or lip service? US' European allies seem to break ranks over Israeli settlements | Mo4ch News

As Donald Trump cozies up to the hardline Israeli right-wingers, it seems that support for a sensible Middle East policy is in decline. But a number of the US’ European allies seem to be beginning to break ranks with Washington.On May 30, the Israeli Housing Ministry announced plans to build several hundred new residential buildings in the Pisgat Ze’ev and Ramot neighborhoods of Jerusalem. Both areas are located in the illegally occupied East of the city, which was seized in the June 1967 war. The UN has consistently condemned such settlements as a violation of international law. However, western governments, led by the US, have for decades been turning a blind eye.Also on rt.com‘Conquer and Divide’: Israeli NGO launches interactive map highlighting 52-years of occupationThe US has gone further by enabling Israel through decades of generous military aid. President Donald Trump’s administration has taken kowtowing to right-wing Israeli governments to new heights. Trump recently officia…