On Monday, while on a trip to Israel organized by a pro-settlement group, Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson planted a tree in the West Bank settlement of Ariel. He became the highest-ranking U.S. official to cross the Green Line.

Johnson becomes the highest-ranking US official to visit an illegal settlement in the occupied Palestinian territory.

LONDON: US House Speaker Mike Johnson and other Republican officials visited the occupied West Bank on Monday in support of Israeli settlements, The Guardian reported. Johnson met…

On Monday, while on a trip to Israel organized by a pro-settlement group, Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson planted a tree in the West Bank settlement of Ariel. He became the…