Pompeo to make trip to Golan Heights, Judea, Samaria

(JNS) — U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is expected to be the first in his role to both visit the Golan Heights, as well as Judea and Samaria, also known as the West Bank, reported Axios on Thursday.

It will be part of a 10-day trip to Europe and the Middle East starting on Friday, starting with France, Turkey, Georgia and Israel. He will then travel to the United Arab Emirates, Qatar and Saudi Arabia.

Visiting the Golan and an Israel settlement would reflect the Trump administration’s policy surrounding these areas. The United States formally recognized Israel’s sovereignty over the Golan...