The US government will take action against the anti-Israel Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions movement and groups that support it, US State Secretary Mike Pompeo said Thursday during a press conference in Jerusalem.
"We will regard the global anti-Israel BDS campaign as anti-Semitic," he said, standing alongside Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
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Promising concrete steps will be taken, Pompeo noted, "We will immediately take steps to identify the organizations that engage in hateful BDS conduct and withdraw US government support from such groups."
The US's top diplomat did not mince words, comparing the BDS movement to "cancer," and reinstating Washington's "ironclad" commitment to Israel's security: "During the Trump administration, America stands with Israel like never before."
Wonderful to see the work being done to preserve the ancient @City_of_David and the new discoveries by archaeologists working in the area. Thank you to Ze'ev Orenstein for the fascinating tour of the site of three thousand years of ancient history. pic.twitter.com/oA0FFQ3maP
— Secretary Pompeo (@SecPompeo) November 19, 2020
He further blasted Iran for its regional aggression, saying that the US had no intention to pull the brakes on its "maximum pressure" campaign.
He slammed the Islamic republic as the chief state sponsor of terrorism worldwide and thanked Israel for its support in the US pressure campaign.
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Pompeo also said he would visit the Golan Heights: "Today I'll have the chance to visit the Golan Heights. The simple recognition of this as part of Israel, too, was a decision President Trump made (in 2019) that is historically important and simply a recognition of reality," he said.
Nabil Abu Rudeineh, a spokesman for Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas, called Pompeo's visit "an active partnership in this occupation."
i24NEWS contributed to this report.
