Reports: PM weighing applying sovereignty over parts of West Bank in response to international recognition of Palestinian state

By Lazar Berman

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2 September 2025, 4:28 pm

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Lazar Berman is The Times of Israel's diplomatic reporter

This handout photo shows Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addressing an event celebrating the legalization of West Bank settlement outposts, on August 26, 2025. (Kobi Gideon/GPO)

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will gather top ministers and aides for a discussion on the implications of international recognition of a Palestinian state on Thursday, according to Hebrew media reports.

The small forum will also examine a range of possible responses to the expected wave of Western recognition at the UN later this month, including applying sovereignty over parts of the West Bank.

Netanyahu will be joined by Defense Minister Israel Katz, Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar, Justice Minister Yariv Levin, National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir, and Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich, according to the reports.