Justice minister said to delay annexation bill until summer

Justice Minister Ayelet Shaked says she is delaying a controversial bill that would annex parts of the West Bank until the summer, Channel 10 reports.

Shaked says this is being done at the request of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

Netanyahu earlier said he was talking to the Americans about annexation plans, but was forced to issue a hurried retraction after the White House vehemently denied this.

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