US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is expected to visit a winery in a West Bank settlement on Thursday. The trip would make Pompeo the first top American diplomat to visit a Jewish settlement. The winery named a vintage after Pompeo reversed decades-long US policy deeming Israeli settlements inconsistent with international law. But, how do Palestinians living in the area feel about the planned visit? The World’s Ariel Oseran reports from the West Bank.
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