Prolonged occupation: The Israeli settlement of Givat Zeev, near the Palestinian city of Ramallah in the occupied West Bank, as seen on Tuesday.(AFP/Ahmad Gharabli)Indonesia has voiced strong opposition to the United States’ declaration Monday that it would no longer consider Israeli settlements in Palestine illegal.Foreign Minister Retno LP Marsudi said Tuesday that Indonesia was “very concerned” with US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo’s statement that Washington believed the building of Israeli settlements in Palestinian territory was “not inconsistent with international law”."Calling the establishment of civilian settlements inconsistent with international law hasn't worked. It hasn't advanced the cause of peace," Pompeo was quoted by AFP as saying.The announcement is a victory for Israel’s right wing establishment, which has seen waning support with incumbent leader Benj...

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