Tag: Annexation
White House to Israel: Support Trump peace plan, annexation to be approved
The White House has told Israel that it will support the annexation of parts of the West Bank if the Jewish state agrees to the Trump administration’s Mideast peace plan—the “Peace to Prosperity” vision—that...
Democratic senator hopes Gantz can caution Netanyahu against annexation
Sen. Chris Coons (D-Del.) said on Tuesday that he hopes Blue and White leaders Benny Gantz and Gabi Ashkenazi—Israel’s new defense minister and foreign minister, respectively—will persuade Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu not to...
‘US prepared to recognize application of Israeli law to areas of the West Bank’
A U.S. State Department spokesperson said on Monday that the United States remains ready to recognize Israel’s annexation of territory in the West Bank, but expects Israel to continue negotiations with the Palestinians.
“As we...
Netanyahu: ‘A century after San Remo, the promise of Zionism is being realized’
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said in a video address on Sunday that “the promise of Zionism” would be realized in just a few months, when Israel extends its sovereignty to the Jordan Valley...
Report: Palestinians launch diplomatic offensive to prevent Israeli annexation
PLO Secretary-General Saeb Erekat said on Sunday that he was in talks with various international parties about the need to “preserve the two-state solution” in the face of possible annexation by Israel of territory...
A disingenuous debate about annexation
The list of signatories to a new letter organized by the Israel Policy Forum protesting the possibility of Israel passing legislation in the upcoming months to annex parts of the West Bank is full of familiar...
Report: Gantz ready to accept limited annexation in Judea and Samaria
Blue and White Party leader Benny Gantz is ready to accept a limited annexation of territory in Judea and Samaria, possibly bringing a unity agreement between Gantz and incumbent Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu...
EU warns of violence if Israel annexes Jordan Valley
The European Union’s top diplomat, Josep Borrell, sent a message to Israel on Tuesday not to annex the Jordan Valley in the West Bank or else Palestinians could resort to violence.
“This may happen. …...
Netanyahu: Israel is mapping lands for annexation
Israel has begun to map the Judea and Samaria lands that Israel will annex, said Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at an election campaign rally in Ma’ale Adumim on Saturday.
“We are already at the...
House Democrats send letter to Trump, objecting to Mideast peace plan
About 100 Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives sent a letter to U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday expressing their “strong disapproval” of his Mideast peace plan, the details of which were released...