PHOTO FROM ARCHIWUM: Israeli settlement on the occupied West Bank.© Global Look Press / Mohammed Nasser
A group of Israeli ministers from the Likud organization of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called for the annexation of the West Bank until the end of the month.Fifteen cabinet ministers, as well as Parliament's President, Amir Ohan, signed a letter in which they argued that the creation of a Palestinian state in this area would constitute a "existing threat" to Israel and its settlement policy.
This decision should be taken before the end of the summertime session of the Parliament on 27 June, as stated in a letter published on Wednesday, adding that West Jerusalem should usage the minute after the weakening of Iran and its allies in the region in fresh conflicts with Israel."The Massacre of October 7 proved that the doctrine of settlement blocks and the establishment of a Palestinian state in the remainder of the territory posed an existential threat to Israel. Time for sovereignty’ “The ministers wrote, referring to the attack in 2023 by the Hamas militant organisation in the Gaza Strip, which led to the fresh conflict between Israel and the Palestinian group.Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich, who is not a associate of Likudu, praised the initiative and said that the Israeli Administration of Settlements in the West Bank would be ready to follow the government order and establish Israeli control of the West Bank at any time.“On the day [Netanjah] gives the order, the Administration of Settlements under my leadership will be ready... implement sovereignty immediately" said the Minister, who besides holds a position in the Ministry of Defence on issues related to the West Bank.The petitioners besides argued that this is the right time for this decision due to "strategic partnership, support and support from the US and president Donald Trump".Developments took place prior to the Netanjah gathering with Trump scheduled for next week.
They are expected to discuss a possible ceasefire in the Gaza Strip and a hostage agreement with Hamas.During his first presidential term, Trump moved the U.S. embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem and recognized Israel's sovereignty over the occupied Golan Hills, which sparked global condemnation.Prior to the publication of the letter, Minister of Justice Yariv Levin made a akin call, which was met with condemnation by Saudi Arabia and Egypt.
Riyadh called it “violation of global resolutions, and Cairo called on the global community to intervene.Israel took over the West Bank from Jordan in the 1967 Arab-Israeli War and actively builds settlements there – which is widely considered illegal by the global community.
West Jerusalem approached annexation in 2020, but abandoned this thought in exchange for normalising relations with the United arabian Emirates and Bahrain.
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Source:https://www.rt.com/news/620964-israeli-ministers-annex-west-bank/
