On September 25 local time, U.S. President Trump said whether or not he met with the Israeli prime minister.NetanyahuHe said he would not allow Israel to annex the West Bank.
Trump says he will not allow Israel to annex West Bank
Trump said that he had a conversation with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on the same day, as well as all Middle East leaders, who are about to reach an agreement on the Gaza issue and possibly even achieve peace.
According to the Political News website, Trump met with several Middle Eastern leaders earlier this week at the United Nations General Assembly in New York, pledged not to allow Israel to annex the West Bank, and submitted a U.S. document on pushing to end the war in Gaza.
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Several countries have recognized the Palestinian state and “considered a full annexation of the West Bank.”
After Britain, Canada, Australia and Portugal officially recognized the State of Palestine, the Israeli side jumped out. An Israeli official threatened that Israel would consider “total or partial annexation of the West Bank” in response. Prime Minister Netanyahu vowed to respond to acts of recognition of Palestine, “There will never be a Palestinian state west of the River.”
Meanwhile, in the face of the tide of recognition of the Palestinian state, a U.S. State Department spokesman attached to Israel's argument, criticizing the allies' acknowledgment of the move was only a "show".
According to the Times of Israel, Netanyahu said on the morning of the 21st that Israel would respond to the call for the establishment of a Palestinian state. He called for "confrontation" with this move, saying it would "endanger (Israel's) survival."
Netanyahu said in an official statement later that day that Israel would respond after his return from the United States, criticizing the state that recognizes the Palestinian state "is giving terrorism a huge reward."
“This cannot happen,” he continued, “there will never be a Palestinian state west of the Jordan River.”
He went on to say that Israel will double the number of Jewish settlements in the West Bank, and "we will continue along this road".
"Israel will respond to the recent attempt to impose a 'terrorist state' on us in the center of our land," Netanyahu said. "Wait and see."
Netanyahu flew to new york on the 17th, then to Washington, and is expected to return to Israel on the 24th.
In addition, an Israeli official said that "in response, the option of full or partial annexation of the West Bank is currently being considered".
On May 23, the Israeli flag floated on a small hill adjacent to Palestinian properties near the West Bank, in the village of Bruchin.
On September 2, CNN quoted two Israeli officials as saying that Israel was considering annexing parts of the occupied West Bank in retaliation for several Western countries planning to recognize the Palestinian state at the UN General Assembly this month.
Officials said Netanyahu was considering options of multiple scales and levels of annexation, ranging from the annexation of a handful of settlements to the annexation of the entire Zone C (which accounts for 60 percent of the West Bank).
According to the Oslo Agreement between Israel and the Palestinian Liberation Organization in the 1990s, the West Bank was divided into three parts: A, B, and C, of which C area was entirely controlled by Israel.
One of the main options Israel is considering is to annex the Jordan Valley, two officials said. It is a narrow strip of land along the Jordan River on the eastern edge of the West Bank. Officials said that there is a broader public consensus in Israel on this proposal, and Israel needs to use it as a security line, a reason that is easier to explain to the international community, especially to the United States.
But Netanyahu’s far-right allies, Smotrich and Ben Guevir, as well as the settler leadership opposed the partial annexation,ly advocated a plan of maximizing sovereignty over all territories without Palestinian inhabitants, using the pretext of surrounding Palestinian population centers so that Palestine would not be able to establish a state on Israeli “territories.”
CNN said Israel's annexation would violate a number of UN Security Council resolutions and trigger a serious diplomatic backlash.International law considers Jewish settlements on the West Bank to be illegal, and the UN reiterated this position in Resolution 2334 of 2016, calling it "a flagrant violation of international law" and lacking "legal effect".
Reuters, which also the case, said it was unclear when such (annexation) measures would be implemented, but the potential Israeli annexation could face international condemnation.
Britain’s Prime Minister, Stammer, said in a speech on Platform X: “Today we recognize the State of Palestine, to revive hope for peace between Palestinians and Israelis...Today we join the ranks of more than 150 nations that recognize the State of Palestine.”
He added, “We are working to preserve the possibility of peace and a two-state solution,” and stressed that he has ordered sanctions on other members of Hamas in the coming weeks.
Stammer stressed that “Hamas should not play any role in the future or in terms of management or security.”
The British "Sky News" noted that the website of the British Foreign and Commonwealth Office has updated the map and has marked the West Bank and Gaza as "Palestine" instead of "Occupied Palestinian Territories."
Foreign and Commonwealth Office website updated map
Canadian Prime Minister Carney also announced that Canada “now recognizes the State of Palestine.”
In a statement, Carney said: “Canada offers its partnership to build a peaceful and hopeful future for the Palestinian and Israeli states.”
The Australian Prime Minister said in a statement that “Australia officially recognizes an independent and sovereign Palestinian state.”
The statement added that "the country recognizes the legitimate and deep-rooted aspirations of the Palestinian people for their own state".
He explained that Australia’s recognition with Canada and the UK is part of international coordination efforts aimed at creating a new impetus for the two-state program, starting with a ceasefire in Gaza and the release of detainees.
Portugal’s Foreign Minister, Paul Lagarde, said in a speech in New York that Portugal also recognizes the Palestinian state as “a fundamental, coherent and widely recognized policy of recognition of the Palestinian state.”
He added that Portugal argued that the two-state solution is the only way to a just and lasting peace, "promoting coexistence and peaceful relations between Israel and Pakistan."
French President Emmanuel Macron previously stressed that France recognized the Palestinian state as “the beginning of a path to peace,” and France hoped for immediate peace, a ceasefire, the release of detainees and the delivery of aid to Gaza.
In September, the United Nations General Assembly will discuss a two-state proposal on the Palestinian issue, with Western nations such as France, Australia, Canada, Portugal and the United Kingdom announcing plans to recognize the Palestinian state during this period.
In the face of a wave of recognition for the Palestinian state, an anonymous U.S. State Department spokesman told AFP that several key allies, including Britain, Australia and Canada, acknowledged the Palestinian state's move as a "show".
"Our focus remains on serious diplomacy, not show," he said. "Our priorities are clear: releasing the hostages, ensuring Israel's security, and getting rid of Hamas so that peace and prosperity can be ushered in the whole region."
Palestinian Foreign Minister Farsi Agabekian Shahin said the country that recognizes the Palestinian state is taking irreversible steps to safeguard a two-state solution and bring Palestine’s independence and sovereignty closer.
Shahin told reporters, "Now is the time. Tomorrow is a historic day and we need to continue to work on this basis.