US EditionIsrael Mulls West Bank Annexation in Response to Moves to Recognize Palestine: Report
Israel is considering annexing parts of the West Bank in retaliation for Western countries recognizing Palestine, a move that could violate international law and prompt sanctions, officials say.
- On August 31, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu convened a security cabinet session to address the potential annexation of sections of the occupied West Bank alongside discussions related to the conflict in Gaza.
- This issue emerged in reaction to several Western nations' intentions to formally acknowledge Palestine as a sovereign state at the upcoming UN General Assembly session in September.
- Netanyahu's coalition has long supported annexation due to biblical ties and historical claims, but prior annexation pledges were scrapped in 2020 for normalizing ties with the UAE and Bahrain.
- The 2024 UN highest court ruled Israel's occupation and settlements in Palestinian territories illegal and called for withdrawal, while Israel disputes occupation and views the land as disputed.
- If Israel proceeds with annexation, it would provoke widespread condemnation, risk sanctions, and intensify international criticism amid ongoing conflict in Gaza and Palestinian claims.
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The 80th General Assembly of the United Nations was opened in New York on 9 September, and Palestine was likely to be its central theme. Several countries, including France and the United Kingdom, had announced their intention to recognize a Palestinian State. The United States could therefore remain the only permanent member of the United Nations Security Council that did not recognize Palestine's statehood.
Israel weighs West Bank annexation over Western nations’ recognition of Palestinian state
Israel is weighing the annexation of parts of the occupied West Bank in retaliation for an expected wave of Palestinian statehood recognition by Western nations this month, two Israeli officials said.
Israel considering annexation in occupied West Bank in response to recognition of Palestine, officials say
Israel is considering annexation in the occupied West Bank as a possible response to France and other countries recognising a Palestinian state, according to three Israeli officials and the idea was discussed further yesterday, another official said.
Israel Weighs Annexation Of Judea And Samaria As Western Nations Push To Recognize Palestinian State - Worthy Christian News
by Emmitt Barry, Worthy News Washington D.C. Bureau Chief JERUSALEM (Worthy News) – Israel’s Diplomatic-Security Cabinet was set to meet Sunday evening to review war plans in Gaza, but the more pressing question before ministers is how to respond to growing international moves to recognize a Palestinian state. According to reports in Axios, Israel Hayom, and Walla News, the government of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is considering annexing …
The move would be a retaliation against the recognitions of Palestine at the General Assembly. Raid continues in the Strip, yesterday 66 dead, seven of which are hungry.
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