Pompeo took to the X platform to defend Israel after the Biden Administration revoked the "Pompeo Doctrine" that said settlements did not violate international law.
Former top US diplomats team up to produce “Route 60: Israel’s Biblical Highway,” in which they trek down the road that runs through the center of modern Israel.
'When I was a civilian, it was important to me to take my family to the Golan Heights and show them that Israeli sovereignty in the Golan, Judea and Samaria regions is indisputable,' said Pompeo.
'It’s the same cast and crew that fundamentally believe that appeasing Iran was the solution to Middle East stability. I think the world can now see that was folly,' Pompeo said.
Is the point of the journalism to report the facts, or to inaccurately sensationalize the news for an audience eager to slander Israel as a 'toilet' for American taxpayer dollars?
While Pompeo’s successor in the Biden administration is 'unlikely to repeat this visit, he cannot undo it either,' commented international law expert Eugene Kontorovich.
'It's time to stand up' to Iran, Pompeo declared, adding his hope that the rest of the world will join US efforts to prevent Iran from attaining nuclear weapons.
Despite the fact that Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has been a staunch supporter of Israel, the department he supervises has entrenched, career employees who pursue a distinctly anti-Israel agenda.
'Decisions about Israelis extending sovereignty to [Judea and Samaria] are decisions for the Israelis to make,' U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo declared after the UN told Israel to cancel annexation.
The pro-Israel advocacy group corrected reports claiming it had sanctioned public criticism by elected officials of Israel's annexation of Jewish communities in Judea and Samaria.
Declaring Israeli sovereignty over Jewish communities in Judea and Samaria is 'Israel's decision,' said U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo in Jerusalem on Wednesday.
“Much has happened since then,” Pompeo said, referring to the US Embassy move to Jerusalem, “and much in our relationship has continued to grow in those 24 months as well.”
'The U.S. and Israel face threats to the security and prosperity of our peoples together. In challenging times, we stand by our friends, and our friends stand by us,' said the U.S. State Department.
The U.S. Secretary of State is expected to travel to Israel next week for a 24-hour visit and talks with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Iran is likely to be high on the agenda.
'As for the annexation of [Judea and Samaria], the Israelis will ultimately make those decisions,' said Pompeo, answering a question regarding Israel’s new unity government and its plans to begin annexation
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said that Tehran continues 'to hoard desperately needed masks, gloves and other medical equipment for sale on the black market.'
Departing for his meeting with U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo in Lisbon, the Israeli prime minister listed Jordan Valley annexation and the 'tyrants in Tehran' as key agenda items.
After Pompeo's announcement that the US rejects the 'illegal' status of Jewish communities in Judea and Samaria, Israeli right-wing leaders demand annexation.