JERUSALEM, Aug 4 (NNN-MA’AN) – Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, said yesterday that, his plan to annex portions of the Israeli-occupied West Bank “isn’t off the table” yet.
“The issue of West Bank annexation resides with Washington,” he told a meeting of his right-wing Likud faction. “It is not yet off the table. The option still remains,” he said.
Netanyahu set July 1, as the starting date for his controversial plan to annex the Jordan Valley, an area in the occupied West Bank. As the deadline slipped after the White House did not give a green light, Netanyahu said, discussions with U.S. teams will continue.
The Palestinians and most of the international community have condemned the plan and consider it a violation of international law.– NNN-MA’AN
