Monday, April 8, 2019

Israel Prime Minister Netanyahu Vows To Annex West Bank Settlements



ABC News Online: Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu reveals plans to annex West Bank settlements

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says he will 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.

In an interview with Israeli television, Mr Netanyahu was asked why he had not extended sovereignty to large West Bank settlements, as Israel did without international recognition in east Jerusalem and the Golan Heights, both captured in the 1967 Middle East war.

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WNU Editor: Israelis go to the polls tomorrow .... Day before election, Gantz says ‘the right is not in danger — Netanyahu is’ (Times of Israel).

More News On Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu Vowing To Annex West Bank Settlements

Israel PM vows to annex West Bank settlements if re-elected -- BBC
Netanyahu's election vow: I'll impose sovereignty on West Bank -- SKY News
Netanyahu vows to annex W. Bank as election looms -- Asia Times
Netanyahu plays pre-election Trump card: settlement annexation -- Reuters
Netanyahu doubles down: ‘Palestinian sovereignty…is dead’ -- Middle East Monitor
Benjamin Netanyahu's proposal would bury the two-state solution -- Simon Tisdall, The Guardian
Analysis Netanyahu Talks West Bank Annexation After Election – but Thwarted All Efforts in the Past -- Noa Landau, Haaretz

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