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Tuesday, February 4, 2025
Settler leaders urge Netanyahu not to give up West Bank annexation as part of wider deal
Settler leaders pen a letter urging Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu not to give up on annexation of the West Bank as part of a potential regional deal that includes normalization of ties with Saudi Arabia.
“Sovereignty isn’t a luxury, it is a duty aimed at preventing the establishment of an Arab terror state in the heart of the land, and is part of the total victory,” they say.
The Kan public broadcaster reported this evening that coalition officials are afraid Netanyahu will give up the annexation intention as part of a wider deal negotiated with US President Donald Trump, whom he is set to meet shortly.
In 2020, Netanyahu gave up an intention to annex parts of the West Bank as part of the Abraham Accords, which normalized Israel’s ties with several Arab states.
The Times of Israel Community.