Benjamin Netanyahu promises to extend Israeli sovereignty over West Bank
Annexation would deal a body blow to the Palestinians’ dreams of establishing an independent state
10 September 2019 - 19:01
Jerusalem— Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Tuesday he would annex West Bank territory if re-elected next week, in a brazen ploy to bag right-wing votes ahead of the expected knife-edge vote.
The Trump administration will unveil its plan for Middle East peace days after Israel’s September 17 election, and that presents Israel with “a historic, onetime chance to extend Israeli sovereignty over our settlements in Judea and Samaria, and also to other areas important to our security, our heritage, and our future”, he said...
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