WorldIsraeli Defence Minister Avigdor Lieberman said on Monday that the United States has warned that annexing the West Bank would lead to an “immediate crisis” with President Donald Trump's administration. Zohar advocated a single state, but said that Palestinians in the West Bank should not be allowed to vote in Israeli parliamentary elections. Bennett advocates annexing most of the West Bank, and has said he hopes support from Trump's presidency will spell the end of the idea of a Palestinian state. The defence minister, who heads the rightwing Yisrael Beitenu party, advocates a two-state solution based on territorial and population exchanges. Netanyahu says he still supports a two-state solution, though he has also pushed for settlement expansion in the West Bank.

Source: Sunday Times March 06, 2017 14:52 UTC