Israel must do what's good for Eretz Yisrael and best for Eretz Yisrael
As UAE warns annexation a ‘red line,’ finance minister threatens PA with ‘destruction’ in plan that would isolate Palestinian population centers, leave them outside Israel
Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich on Wednesday unveiled a proposal for Israel to annex 82 percent of the West Bank, even as the United Arab Emirates warned that such a move would spell the end of Israel’s integration into the Middle East.
The plan, unveiled together with a map of proposed borders on Wednesday, is the most concrete expression thus far of growing momentum in Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s right-wing government to apply Israeli sovereignty to the West Bank in response to a range of Western countries plan to recognize a Palestinian state. Smotrich and other longtime proponents of Israel annexing the territory say their moment has come, despite international warnings against such a move.
“The broad consensus for sovereignty is a direct result of a deep understanding that we can never allow an existential threat to establish itself among us, and after decades of hesitation, it is time to state this clearly and act accordingly,” Smotrich said on Wednesday in a joint statement with Israel Ganz, who heads the Yesha Council, an umbrella body for West Bank settlements.
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