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Negotiations stall on Israeli unity government

Talks between Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Blue and White head Benny Gantz on an emergency government have hit an impasse over the Likud's priority of annexing the West Bank.
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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Blue and White leader Benny Gantz have been negotiating the establishment of an emergency government for almost a week now. Talks seem to have reached a serious impasse, threatening the whole project. At the crux of the gridlock is a diplomatic disaccord.

The Likud insists on implementing Israeli sovereignty over West Bank lands, as a direct continuation of US President Donald Trump’s peace plan and without any complications from Blue and White. Blue and White refuses, having rejected a compromise proposal by which when the time comes and when such an initiative is put before the Knesset, each party will vote independently. Gantz demands veto rights on all diplomatic decisions.

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