He refused to answer questions about whether it would include Israeli annexation of parts of the West Bank, signaling that it was premature for Palestinians to rule it out. Netanyahu’s office said most of the meeting actually focused on Iran, although the peace plan was also discussed. He called his peace plan “a significant and historic milestone” that he looked forward to implementing once he became prime minister, in tandem with other countries in the region, specifically mentioning Jordan. Israel captured the West Bank in the 1967 Mideast war, and the Jordan Valley in particular is considered a vital security asset. In 1994, Israel and Jordan signed a peace treaty, the second between Israel and its Arab neighbors after Egypt.
