US President Donald Trump's administration could give Israel an opportunity to further settlement construction in the West Bank, Yesha Council chairman Israel Ganz told The Jerusalem Post on Tuesday evening.
Ganz, who serves as the Binyamin Regional Council head, told the Post that Israel does not only have an opportunity to build and expand settlements but that annexation of the West Bank is "on the table...but it will take time."
In his first term, Trump unveiled a Middle East peace plan that would have allowed Israel to annex 30% of the West Bank.
However, opposition from inside the administration, claiming such a plan would undermine the Abraham Accords, which normalized relations between Israel and some Arab nations, as well as opposition from MK Benny Gantz, who was then part of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's coalition, brought the plans to a halt.
Ganz attended the president's inauguration on Monday and met with countless lawmakers and officials from the incoming administration during a trip to the United States, which included a visit to Trump's Mar-A-Lago residence in Florida.
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Ganz, who serves as the Binyamin Regional Council head, told the Post that Israel does not only have an opportunity to build and expand settlements but that annexation of the West Bank is "on the table...but it will take time."
In his first term, Trump unveiled a Middle East peace plan that would have allowed Israel to annex 30% of the West Bank.
However, opposition from inside the administration, claiming such a plan would undermine the Abraham Accords, which normalized relations between Israel and some Arab nations, as well as opposition from MK Benny Gantz, who was then part of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's coalition, brought the plans to a halt.
Ganz attended the president's inauguration on Monday and met with countless lawmakers and officials from the incoming administration during a trip to the United States, which included a visit to Trump's Mar-A-Lago residence in Florida.
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Trump's America could allow Israeli annexation of West Bank, council head tells 'Post' - interview
Annexation of the West Bank is "on the table...but it will take time," Yesha Council chairman Israel Ganz told the Post.
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