US EditionLikud Ministers Push for West Bank Annexation Amidst U.S. Talks
- On Wednesday, 15 Likud cabinet ministers and Knesset Speaker Amir Ohana urged Prime Minister Netanyahu to annex the West Bank before the parliamentary recess.
- The call followed the October 7, 2023, Hamas-led attack, which the petition described as an existential threat posed by settlement blocs alongside a Palestinian state.
- The ministers emphasized this move as a historic opportunity linked to Israel's recent strategic gains and the support of U.S. President Donald Trump ahead of Netanyahu’s Washington meeting.
- Justice Minister Yariv Levin described the current moment as a unique and important chance that must be seized, while Finance Minister Smotrich expressed his willingness to enforce Israeli sovereignty immediately once given the directive.
- The annexation effort faces international opposition, including legal findings that Israel's occupation amounts to illegal annexation, but the ministers aim to complete the task swiftly to ensure Israel's security.
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Ministers from Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's Likud party called today for Israel to annex the occupied West Bank before the Knesset recesses at the end of the month.
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