Netanyahu Says Annexation Expected in 2 Months, Dismisses Jordan, Palestinian Threats
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Tel Aviv - Asharq Al-Awsat
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced on Friday that he would go ahead with annexing West Bank, Jordan Valley and north of the Red Sea settlements in line with the so-called “deal of the century” should he win the upcoming parliamentary elections. “I won’t be concerned with the threats by Jordan and the Palestinian Authority,” he said in comments published Friday by the Makor Rishon newspaper. He explained that promises to build thousands of additional new homes in Judea and Samaria, in addition to the 3,500 new settler homes in the “E1” area of the central occupied West Bank prove that he does not care about the Palestinian and Jordanian threats to annul the peace deal with Israel. “We are talking about fateful decisions, which we executed despite all the threats. We have also approved housing plans in the Sha'ar HaShomron settlement, a step which proves that big changes are happening here,” the PM said. Netanyahu added: “Let us be clear, the administration of US President Donald Trump has asked us to take one pack of decisions in the Judea and Samaria, where we plan to impose our sovereignty. They (Americans) would immediately acknowledge this imposition, which requires several weeks of work and maybe one or two months for the joint team.” The PM said he recently met in the Ariel settlement with US members of a committee formed to map out areas of the West Bank that Israel plans to annex. “Joint work has started extensively and we are talking about a large area with a border of 800 kilometers. When we finish building this area, the annexation should be achieved on one condition: that I remain Prime Minister,” he said.
from Asharq AL-awsat https://aawsat.com/english/home/article/2155331/netanyahu-says-annexation-expected-2-months-dismisses-jordan-palestinian
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