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Pompeo at Western Wall With Netanyahu Likely to Stir Arab Anger

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Netanyahu stands by as Pompeo visits the Western Wall in Jerusalem on March 21.
Netanyahu stands by as Pompeo visits the Western Wall in Jerusalem on March 21. Photographer: Abir Sultan/AFP via Getty Images

Mike Pompeo became the first U.S. secretary of state to visit Jerusalem’s Western Wall in the company of an Israeli prime minister, a move that could anger Palestinians who accuse the Trump administration of bias in its approach to contested areas.

Until now, top-ranking U.S. officials spent time at the wall unaccompanied by Israeli officials, to avoid appearing to recognize Israel’s rule over the area.