“US Secretary of State Marco Rubio plans to discuss the possibility of annexation of part of the occupied “West Bank” during a visit to Israel during a visit to Israel. Source: AXIOS with reference to sources in US and Israeli administrations: according to publication, Netanyaga has not yet made the final decision on annexation and its scale.”, – WRITE: www.pravda.com.ua
Source: Axios with reference to sources in US and Israeli administrations
Details: According to the publication, Netanyaga has not yet made the final decision on annexation and its scale. Israeli Prime Minister seeks to find out whether US President Donald Trump is ready to support this step.
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The United Arab Emirates have already warned Washington and Tel Aviv that such a scenario will undermine the peace treaty between the UAE and Israel, will threaten Abraham agreements, as well as undermine President Trump’s hope for their expansion.
Rubio meetings with Netanyhah are scheduled for Sunday and Monday. The Israeli high -ranking official noted that the Prime Minister wants to know how ready to allow Israel to act in response to the recognition of the Palestinian state, including annexation.
Two Israeli officials reported AXIOS that Rubio has made it clear during private conversations: he was not against annexation, and the Trump administration would not interfere with it.
In recent days, several internal meetings have been held at the White House and the State Department on this issue to determine the official position that will not leave space for different interpretations of the US position.
In recent days, several domestic meetings have held in the White House and the State Department, which discussed the US official position. According to the US official, the key fear is that the annexation of the “West Bank” can lead to the collapse of Abraham transactions and to tune in the legacy of Trump.
Context: The western bank of the Jordan River is a major part of the Palestinian territories, which Palestinians rely in their aspirations on the creation of an independent state. Together with Eastern Jerusalem and the Gaza sector, it is regarded as a foundation for future Palestine.
The territory has been occupied by Israel since 1967, after the six -day war. About 3 million Palestinians and more than half a million Israeli settlers live here. At the same time, Israel is actively expanding its settlements that international law and most countries of the world are considered illegal because they are built on occupied land.
The issue of the status of the west shore is one of the key in the Middle Eastern conflict. The annexation of this territory in Israel would mean the legal consolidation of control over it and the actual burial of the prospect of creation of the Palestinian state. That is why most countries of the world consider such a step illegal and threatening to peace in the region.
Prehistory:
- On September 12, the UN General Assembly approved the New York Declaration prepared by France and Saudi Arabia. The document calls for an irreversible course for the creation of a Palestinian state. 142 countries voted in favor of the Declaration, 10, including the US and Israel. Another 12 states abstained.
- Israel, who has long criticized the UN for not condemning Hamas by name for attacks on October 7, rejected the declaration as one -sided and called the voting theater.