As Mike Pompeo became the first US diplomat to visit a West Bank settlement, watchdog reports suggest that Israel is moving ahead with settlement plans in East Jerusalem. On this week's The West Asia Post, Ghadi Francis tells you how PM Netanyahu's new settlement plans could test his ties with a Biden White House. For more such stories, keep watching the West Asia post with Ghadi Francis every Friday at 8:30 PM IST, only on WION.

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US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Thursday announced that the country will label exports from West Bank settlements as 'Made in Israel'. "All producers within areas where Israel exercises the relevant authorities.

Pompeo says US to label exports from West Bank settlements as 'Made in Israel'

Israel on Wednesday announced a plan for thousands of new Jewish settlement homes in the occupied West Bank. The move comes after Washington voiced readiness to back de facto Israeli annexations there.

Israel announces plans for thousands of new homes in West Bank

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu pledged Tuesday to build 3,500 new settler homes in a super-sensitive area of the occupied West Bank, just a week before a tight general election.

Netanyahu pledges new settler homes in West Bank corridor

A statement from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office said the Obama administration failed to protect Israel

Israel rejects UN settler vote on Palestine, lashes out at Obama

'We are deeply concerned by reports today that the government of Israel has published tenders for 323 units in east Jerusalem settlements'

US says new Israeli settlement plans 'provocative and counterproductive'

'An assailant armed with a knife stabbed two IDF soldiers during routine activity near Al-Arroub,' an Israeli Army (IDF) statement said

Palestinian stabs two Israeli soldiers in West Bank, assailant shot and arrested

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu also approved the planning of 240 new homes in east Jerusalem settlement neighbourhood

Israel approves 560 new homes in West Bank settlement: Spokesman