Asked if he’ll back West Bank annexation, Trump says issue will ‘work out very well’

By Jacob Magid

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11 February 2025, 8:46 pm

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Jacob Magid is The Times of Israel's US bureau chief

US President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting with King Abdullah II of Jordan in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, on February 11, 2025. (Saul Loeb/AFP)

WASHINGTON — Asked whether he’ll back Israeli annexation of the West Bank, US President Donald Trump responds, “That’s going to work out very well… work out automatically.”

“That’s not really what we’re talking about today,” he says while taking questions from reporters alongside Jordan’s King Abdullah before their teams meet in the Oval Office.

Last week, Trump said he’d be making an announcement regarding Israeli annexation of the West Bank in about four weeks.

“That’s something that’s going to work out automatically, and it’s in good shape,” Trump says.

“We discussed it, other people have discussed it with us and with me,” he continues. “The West Bank is going to work out very well.”