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Trump opposes Israel's annexation of the West Bank

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And he said to me, My grace suffices thee
A White House official on Monday reiterated US President Donald Trump's opposition toward Israel annexing the West Bank. "A stable West Bank keeps Israel secure and is in line with this administration’s goal to achieve peace in the region," the official said.

UK calls on Israel to reverse its move to expand control over West Bank. Britain on Monday also called on Israel to reverse its decision to expand control over the West Bank, joining Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates in criticizing the move. "The UK strongly condemns the Israeli Security Cabinet’s decision yesterday to expand Israeli control over the West Bank," the British government said.

Critics have said Israel's move to ease settlement expansion and widen its powers in the West Bank went in the direction of annexing occupied land. "Any unilateral attempt to alter the geographic or demographic make-up of Palestine is wholly unacceptable and would be inconsistent with international law. We call on Israel to reverse these decisions immediately," the British government added.

Barak Ravid on X
A White House official told me President Trump is opposed to Israel annexing the West Bank. "A stable West Bank keeps Israel secure and is in line with this administration’s goal to achieve peace in the region", the White House official said. The White House official commented on the Israeli cabinet decision to expand control over the West Bank including in areas A and B that according to the Oslo accords are supposed to be under full or partial control of the Palestinian Authority.
https://x.com/barakravid/status/2021014881399456242

Aawsat: White House: Trump opposes Israel's annexation of the West Bank. —Washington believes that stability in the Palestinian territories is in line with its goal of achieving peace
A White House official confirmed on Monday, ⁠Reiterating US President Donald Trump's opposition to Israel's annexation of the West Bank, according to the Reuters news agency. The official said that “the stability of the West Bank preserves Israel's security and is in line with the (American) administration's goal of achieving peace in the region.”

In turn, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Monday expressed grave concern over the decision of the Israeli Security Cabinet to allow a series of administrative and executive measures in areas (a) and (b) in the occupied West Bank, and warned that this decision undermines the chances of a two-state solution. Guterres called on Israel to reverse those measures, and appealed to all parties to maintain the only way to achieve lasting peace: the two-State solution in accordance with Security Council resolutions and international law.


The Lord is not going to cancel His promises to Israel, including their land. The Nations Will Be Judged. Joel 3:1.
 
The Arab 8: Foreign ministers from Saudi Arabia, Jordan, UAE, Qatar, Indonesia, Pakistan, Egypt,Türkiye —strongly condemn Israel’s moves to impose ‘unlawful sovereignty’ and expand settlements in Judea and Samaria.

From statement: The Ministers warned against the continued expansionist Israeli policies and illegal measures pursued by the Israeli government in the occupied West Bank, which fuel violence and conflict in the region. The Ministers expressed their absolute rejection of these illegal actions, which constitute a blatant violation of international law, undermine the two-state solution, and represent an assault on the inalienable right of the Palestinian people to realize their independent and sovereign state on the 4 June 1967 lines, with occupied Jerusalem as its capital. Such actions also undermine the ongoing efforts for peace and stability in the region.

The Ministers affirmed that these illegal measures in the occupied West Bank are null and void and constitute a clear violation of UN Security Council resolutions, particularly Resolution 2334, which condemns all Israeli measures aimed at altering the demographic composition, character, and status of the Palestinian territory occupied since 1967, including East Jerusalem, as well as the 2024 advisory opinion of the International Court of Justice, which found that Israel’s policies and practices in the occupied Palestinian territories and its continued presence is illegal, affirmed the necessity of ending the Israeli occupation, and the nullity of the annexation of occupied Palestinian territories.

They renewed their call on the international community to fulfill its legal and moral responsibilities and to compel Israel to halt its dangerous escalation in the occupied West Bank and the inciting statements of its officials. They stressed that the fulfillment of the legitimate rights of the Palestinian people to self-determination and statehood, based on the two-state solution in accordance with resolutions of international legitimacy and the Arab Peace Initiative, remains the only path to achieving just and comprehensive peace that ensures security and stability in the region.
 
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