The Biden administration has spoken out against Israel’s plan to build 3,000 new housing units in settlements in the occupied West Bank. In a reversal of a policy put in place by Donald Trump, Secretary of State Antony Blinken says the U.S. views settlement expansion as “inconsistent with international law.”

Secretary of State Antony Blinken: “New settlements are counterproductive to reaching an enduring peace. They’re also inconsistent with international law.”