Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Saturday that he would annex I...
JERUSALEM - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Saturday that he would annex Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank if he wins another term in office, a last-minute pre-election promise likely to enrage Palestinians and the Arab world.
Netanyahu has cast Gantz as a weak leftist who would endanger Israel’s security by giving territorial concessions to the Palestinians. “It is time for to stop security coordination with the occupation, and to get united in the face of the challenges.”Settlements are one of the most heated issues in efforts to restart Israeli-Palestinian peace talks, frozen since 2014.
The Palestinians want to establish a state in the West Bank, east Jerusalem and the Gaza Strip, all territory Israel captured in 1967. Israel has annexed east Jerusalem and withdrawn from Gaza. The West Bank remains under Israeli military occupation with limited Palestinian self rule. With Trump’s moves on Jerusalem and The Golan, the Israeli leader may feel emboldened to advocate for annexation.
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