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- ‘Tremendous concern’: Jordan’s King Abdullah says Israel annexing settlements would be ‘disaster’
The King of Jordan has come out harshly against any Israeli plans to annex new territory in the West Bank, predicting a “disaster” for what remains of the peace process with the Palestinians, and for a two-state solution.Sep 17, 2019 20:00World News - Palestinians love living under occupation, ex-IDF chief declares, recycling apartheid talking pointFormer IDF chief and Netanyahu challenger Benny Gantz bragged that Palestinians living under Israeli occupation in the West Bank are actually better off than their counterparts in Arab countries, echoing apartheid South Africa.Sep 11, 2019 03:52World News
- Israeli annexation of Jordan Valley would be the ‘death of the two state solution’ – George GallowayIf Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu goes through with his promise to annex the Jordan Valley, he would be killing the two-state solution for domestic electoral gain, says former British MP and RT contributor George Galloway.Sep 10, 2019 17:02World News
- Netanyahu vows to annex West Bank’s Jordan Valley after Israeli electionIsraeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said that if reelected, he will annex the Jordan Valley, part of the occupied West Bank, and home to Israeli settlements.Sep 10, 2019 15:32World News
- Collision course with Israel? Palestinian Authority claims sovereignty over ENTIRE West BankThe Palestinian Authority has announced that it will cease to recognize the division of the West Bank into three areas of differing Israeli and Palestinian control, and will lay claim to the entire territory.Aug 31, 2019 21:10World News
- Israeli settlers outraged as permits for 715 Palestinian homes approved before Kushner visitJust days before Jared Kushner is due to visit, Israel has made an unusual move by approving permits for 715 homes for Palestinians in the West Bank, leading irate settlers to accuse the government of bowing to US pressure.Jul 31, 2019 09:47World News
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