Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has pledged to annex Jewish settlements in the occupied West Bank if he is re-elected. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has pledged to annex Jewish settlements in the occupied West Bank if he is re-elected. Benjamin NetanyahuMore recently, Mr Trump recognised Israeli sovereignty over the Golan Heights, a plateau Israel captured from Syria in 1967. More than 600,000 Israelis now live on war-won lands, two-thirds in the West Bank. “We will move to the next stage, the imposing of Israeli sovereignty.

Source: Irish Independent April 06, 2019 23:00 UTC