Nazi Ruling Party Votes for Push to Annex Parts of West Bank
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Israel Ruling Party Votes for Push to Annex Parts of West Bank
By enacting civilian law over settlements, move could streamline procedures for their construction and expansion
By: Middle East Eye
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s Likud Party unanimously urged legislators in a non-binding resolution on Sunday to effectively annex Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank, land that Palestinians want for a future state.
By enacting civilian law over settlements, the move may streamline procedures for their construction and expansion. That land is currently under military jurisdiction and Israel’s defence minister has a final say on building there.
The settlers are subject to Israeli civilian law.
“The time has come to express our Biblical right to the land,” Pub...
