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US puts brakes on momentum to annex West Bank

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Published: 4 February 2020

Last updated: 4 March 2024

After PM ignored advice, Trump administration sought the delay, prompting fears among Netanyahu that it may cost them votes in the March election

Netanyahu wants/needs annexation before elections (Al-Monitor)
BEN CASPIT: White House advisers Jason Greenblatt and Jared Kushner object to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's intention to annex settlements before the March 2 elections, but Netanyahu has no intention of giving up.

Israel puts brakes on West Bank annexation plan (NYT)
The Trump administration sought the delay, prompting fears among Netanyahu allies that it may cost them votes in the March election.

Britain cautions Israel against advancing West Bank annexation (Times of Israel)
While UK has expressed cautious support for Trump plan, FM Dominic Raab says ‘any such unilateral moves’ can’t move forward without formal Israeli-Palestinian peace agreement

Gantz's push for annexation 'complicates' possibility of support from Arab-majority alliance (Haaretz)
A senior from the Joint List cites Gantz’s party’s support for the Trump peace plan and its vote to disqualify lawmaker Heba Yazbak as ‘complicating’ its support for the Kahol Lavan leader
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