Report: Some Jewish parts of West Bank to be excluded from annexation
The latest Israeli media reports on annexation further deepen the rift between Israeli settlers and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
Some parts of the West Bank populated by Jewish settlers will be excluded from Israel’s planned partial annexation of the Palestinian territory, according to a report in Israeli media. The report is the latest disagreement between Israeli settlers and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on the plan.
The Israeli public news outlet Kan 11 reported today that 25 Jewish areas of the West Bank will not be within the lines being drawn by Israel and the United States, citing settlement leaders.
Israel plans to move forward with annexation of Jewish settlements in the West Bank and the entire Jordan Valley in July. The United States conditionally supports the idea, but Palestinians, Arab states and some European countries oppose it. Israel believes the move is necessary for its security, while Palestinians think it prevents their self-determination and statehood aspirations.
The West Bank is presently divided into areas controlled by the Palestinian Authority and Israel. Most of the population consists of Palestinians who do not have Israeli citizenship, but there are thousands of Israeli settlers as well. The Palestinians and much of the international community regard the territory as occupied by Israel, which captured it from Jordan during the Six-Day War in 1967.
