Israeli Annexation

Gov't wishes to expand West Bank annexation with minimal responsibility for Palestinians - opinion

This sharply contrasts with international law and the precedents set by the High Court over many decades.

 FINANCE MINISTER Bezalel Smotrich and Settlements Minister Orit Struck hold a Religious Zionist Party meeting at Givat Harel, a previously illegal West Bank settlement outpost authorized by the security cabinet, in February.
 US Ambassador to Israel Thomas Nides at the Jerusalem Post Conference in New York, September 12, 2022

Nides: US will fight against Israeli annexation attempts

 JARED KUSHNER appears in the White House with then-US president Donald Trump and then-prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu in 2019.

Does Israel's Netanyahu have a Donald Trump problem?

 Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stands with US President Donald Trump after signing the Abraham Accords, normalizing relations between Israel and some of its Middle East neighbors, in a strategic realignment of Middle Eastern countries against Iran, on the South Lawn of the White House i

Behind scenes of Abraham Accords: Israeli annexation halted day before deadline


Gantz on annexation: 'We won't get into Palestinian deep sh*t'

If the Palestinians choose not to take part in the talks with Israel about the annexation, “then we will have to move forward without them,” he said.

Benny Gantz, leader of Blue and White party, attends an election campaign event, in Kfar Ahim, Israel, September 16, 2019

UNRWA appeals for donor help to combat COVID-19, annexation

“Year after year, month after month, UNRWA is on the edge of a financial collapse. This cannot continue,” UNRWA commissioner-general Philippe Lazzarini said.

Palestinian employees of United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) take part in a protest against job cuts by UNRWA, in Gaza City September 19, 2018.

What happens to West Bank archaeological sites under Trump’s plan?

Here are some of the archaeological sites located in the West Bank.

Aerial view of the excavations at Shiloh.

Rice: Annexation would make bipartisan support for Israel hard to sustain

The former ambassador said that there's no way to preserve Israel as a Jewish state and its democratic nature without a two-state solution.

US national security advisor Susan Rice

Hamas hints terror attacks would stop annexation

Hamas warned that the Israeli plan was a “conspiracy woven by the Zionist occupation, the American administration and some Arab conspirators against the Palestinian people.”

HAMAS MEMBERS in Gaza.

Miki Zohar: 'We’ll never support a Palestinian state'

The coalition chairman addressed Netanyahu's public pledge to engage in negotiation with the Palestinians on the basis of Trump’s peace plan, which calls for a Palestinian state.

Coalition chairman Miki Zohar is seen speaking to the Sovereignty Movement outside the Knesset.

UN official: Mladenov didn't claim Ashkenazi is thwarting annexation

A senior UN source claimed that Ashkenazi and the Foreign Ministry were working behind the scenes to halt any annexation efforts.

Nickolay Mladenov, United Nations Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process and Personal Representative of the Secretary-General.

Netanyahu's desensitizing of the public is dangerous

While Netanyahu broke up his government because of the pending announcement on an indictment, he didn’t run away from the issue. On the contrary – he never stopped talking about it.

PRIME MINISTER Benjamin Netanyahu attends a cabinet meeting at the Chagall Hall in the Knesset in May.

US envoy hopes Israel will weigh UAE, Arab concerns about annexation

There are only some eight days left until the July 1 date after which Israel can move on annexation according to the coalition agreement between the Likud and Blue and White parties.

David SchenkerAssistant Secretary for Near Eastern Affairs David Schenker

Dermer in op-ed: Annexation opens door to 'realistic' two-state solution

"Israel plans to extend sovereignty to territories that will remain part of Israel in any realistic peace agreement."

Ron Dermer