From the Liveblog of
Monday, February 6, 2017
PM backs outpost bill, says White House informed
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleNetanyahu says he informed the US administration about the impending vote on the controversial outpost legalization bill, which he says will go ahead later today as planned.
“I never said I want to push it off,” he tells Israeli reporters during a briefing after his meeting with Theresa May in London. “I act according to the national interests. In my view, you don’t surprise friends. Friends don’t surprise each other. Friends update each other. That’s what I did.”
Netanyahu stresses that he did not ask for the Americans’ permission to pass the legislation, but merely informed them of his intention to pass the bill on its second and third readings.
The prime minister says he acts “responsibly,” but declines to comment on his ostensible warning that the law might be illegal under international law and might land Israeli leaders in the dock at the International Criminal Court.
BREAKING: @IsraeliPM says he supports controversial Regulation Bill which legalizes West Bank outposts, and has updated Trump administration
— Raphael Ahren (@RaphaelAhren) February 6, 2017
— Raphael Ahren
The Times of Israel Community.