Netanyahu: I’ll annex West Bank settlements if re-elected

In a campaign pitch, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu promises to “apply Israeli sovereignty” — effectively annexing — to all the Israeli settlements in the West Bank.

But he adds he’ll only take the step “after the elections,” out of respect for the Trump administration and its expected peace plan.

“I want from you a clear mandate to apply Israeli sovereignty to all the settlements,” he says.

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