Israel/Palestine

Ahead of PM’s trip to Washington and the Knesset’s summer break, senior politicians suggest it is ‘a propitious time to move forward’ with controversial move

By ToI Staff
2 July 2025, 11:03 pm

Senior lawmakers and ministers in Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s Likud party launched a push on Wednesday urging the premier to annex the West Bank before the end of the Knesset’s summer session on July 27, claiming that he must ride the “historic achievements” of the war against Iran.

In a letter signed by 15 Likud ministers currently in government as well as Knesset Speaker Amir Ohana, the lawmakers wrote that “after the State of Israel’s historic achievements in the face of Iran’s axis of evil and its sympathizers, the task must be completed and the existential threat from within must be eliminated, to prevent another massacre in the heart of the country.”

The politicians added that “the strategic partnership, backing and support of the US and President Donald Trump have made it a propitious time to move forward with it now, and ensure Israel’s security for generations.”

Continued @ : https://www.timesofisrael.com/likud-ministers-urge-netanyahu-to-annex-west-bank-by-the-end-of-the-month/