Israel’s new foreign minister endorses Trump’s plan, mindful on annexation - Al-Monitor: The Middle Eastʼs leading independent news source since 2012

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MK Gabi Ashkenazi of Blue and White party at an election campaign event ahead of the coming Israeli elections, in Kfar Saba on Feb 12, 2020. (Photo by Gili Yaari/NurPhoto via Getty Images) — Knesset member Gabi Ashkenazi of the Blue and White party at an election campaign event ahead of the Israeli elections, in Kfar Saba, Israel, Feb. 12, 2020. — Gili Yaari/NurPhoto via Getty Images

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu delivers a statement overlooking the Israeli settlement of Har Homa, located in an area of the Israeli-occupied West Bank, that Israel annexed to Jerusalem after the region's capture in the 1967 Middle East war, February 20, 2020. Debbie Hill/Pool via REUTERS - RC2E4F9ALPB6

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