"International Reactions to Israeli Settlements in the West Bank"

The Biden administration has reinstated a nearly 50-year-old U.S. legal finding that deems Israeli settlements in the occupied Palestinian territories as "illegitimate" under international law, reversing the previous determination made by Mike Pompeo. Secretary of State Antony Blinken expressed disappointment over Israel's plan to build more than 3,300 new homes in West Bank settlements, emphasizing the U.S. opposition to settlement expansion and its commitment to abiding by the Carter administration-era legal finding. This move comes amid growing U.S.-Israeli tensions and as the International Court of Justice holds hearings into the legality of the Israeli occupation.