Bangladesh, Nov. 24 -- It is no surprising that the Trump Administration has now declared that Israeli settlements in the West Bank do not violate international law. Mike Pompeo, the Secretary of State declared on Monday that this decision had "increased the likelihood" of a Middle East peace settlement. He added that the recognition of Jerusalem as Israel's capital and acknowledging Israeli sovereignty over the Golan Heights had simply "recognised the reality on the ground." All these decisions are tantamount to absolute repudiation of the policy pursued by successive US governments belonging to both Republican and Democratic Party in the past 40 years. The latest decision about the settlements in the West Bank in all practicality makes th...