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All Likud Ministers Urge Netanyahu To Annex Entire West Bank This Month - Antiwar.com Blog
- On July 2, 2025, fifteen Likud cabinet ministers and Knesset Speaker Amir Ohana urged Prime Minister Netanyahu to annex the entire West Bank before the Knesset’s summer session ends on July 27.
- This call followed the October 7, 2023 Hamas-led massacre that killed 1,200 people in Israel’s south and reflects concerns about existential threats and rejection of a Palestinian state.
- Justice Minister Yariv Levin and Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich emphasized a historic opportunity for applying sovereignty immediately, with plans ready and the Settlement Administration prepared to act on Netanyahu’s order.
- The ministers highlighted the strong U.S. alliance and President Trump’s support, while Smotrich expressed hope that 2025 would mark the establishment of Israeli control over Judea and Samaria, despite criticism from Saudi Arabia and Egypt.
- The annexation effort signals a major policy shift with potential impact on regional dynamics, as Egypt and Saudi Arabia condemned Israeli military actions and called for international intervention.
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16 ministers tried on Wednesday to push through an Israeli annexation of the West Bank before their boss travels to Washington
All Likud Ministers Urge Netanyahu To Annex Entire West Bank This Month - Antiwar.com Blog
All 15 Israeli government members representing Likud on Wednesday urged Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu – who leads the right-wing party – to annex the entire West Bank of Palestine before the end of the Knesset's summer session on July 27, citing support from U.S. President Donald Trump. The ministers, along…
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