Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu's intention to annex the occupied West Bank has sparked a strong U.S. response and discontent, and the U.S. Vice President who is visiting Israel is furious, claiming to be insulted by Israel. President Trump warned Netanyahu that Israel would lose all U.S. support if annexed the West Bank.
Under the mediation of the United States, Egypt, Qatar and other countries, the first phase of the ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas came into effect on October 10. The war in Gaza has temporarily come to an end, but the conflict between Israel and Kazakhstan has not actually completely ended. Israel, Hamas may still cause trouble.
Reference News Network reported on October 24 that Singapore's Lianhe Zaobao website quoted US media reports on October 23 as saying that US President Trump warned in a telephone interview on October 15 that if Israel annexed the West Bank, it would lose all support from the United States.
Trump said: "It's not going to happen because I've given my word to Arab countries, so it won't happen." If this happens, Israel will lose all U.S. support."
However, Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu, who relies heavily on Trump’s support, has treated Trump’s warning as an outcry.
On October 22, the Israeli Knesset initially passed a bill to extend Israel's sovereignty to all West Bank settlements and another bill to annex a major settlement, paving the way for the annexation of the West Bank.
Trump warned Israel not to annex occupied Palestinian territories on the West Bank, but Israel did not take his warning into account, a week later, the Israeli parliament initially passed two bills to annex occupied West Bank territories that have been occupied by Israel since 1967.
Netanyahu and the Israeli parliament are doing this, and the U.S. government is quite upset—that’s facing the United States.
U.S. Secretary of State Rubio warned on October 22 that the Israeli parliament's move forward with plans to annex the West Bank could endanger the Gaza peace agreement.
Immediately afterwards, Time magazine published a report on October 23 that Trump warned Israel on October 15 not to annex West Bank territory, putting further pressure on Israel-Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the entire Israel are highly dependent on the support of the Trump administration.
U.S. Vice President Wences, who is on a visit to Israel, has reacted even harder to this, accusing Israel of humiliating him!
Red Star News on October 24 that U.S. Vice President Watson ended his two-day visit to Israel on October 23 and delivered a speech at the airport, vehemently criticizing the Israeli parliament's preliminary passing of two laws annexing the occupied West Bank.
Vance said angrily: "Listen, if that was a political gimmick, it was a very stupid political gimmick, and I personally feel insulted by it! The West Bank will not be annexed by Israel. The Trump administration's policy is not to allow Israel to annex the West Bank."
Not only the U.S. government is angry with this, but also Arab countries and Muslim countries.
Reference News Network reported on October 24, Agence France-Presse reported on October 23 that Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Indonesia, Pakistan, Turkey, Djibouti, Oman, Gambia, Palestine, Qatar, Kuwait, Libya, Malaysia, Egypt and Nigeria, as well as the Arab League and the Organization of Islamic Cooperation issued a joint announcement on October 23, condemning the Israeli Knesset's preliminary adoption of two draft laws aimed at extending sovereignty to the West Bank as a "blatant violation of international law."
Although the United Arab Emirates, which has normalized relations with Israel, did not sign this joint announcement, it was also dissatisfied with Israel's behavior and condemned Israel.
Singapore's Lianhe Zaobao reported that Gargash, diplomatic adviser to the President of the United Arab Emirates, responded that on the Palestinian issue, it is no longer feasible to adhere to an extreme or "maximum" stance. Both the Israeli right wing and other parties must understand that "this issue will not disappear automatically." Extreme practices should not continue, and any annexation of Palestinian territory will be regarded as a "red line."
“The direct confrontation has not produced results for the Israelis or the Palestinians, and the solution should be to ensure Israel’s security while building a viable Palestinian state.”
Israel's annexation of the West Bank, like Hamas's continued rule of the Gaza Strip after the war, is unrealistic and impossible because U.S. President Trump does not allow it.
Trump responded in the White House on Oct. 23: “Don’t worry about the West Bank, Israel will not take any action on the West Bank.”
Although Netanyahu and Israel turned a deaf ear to Trump's warning on October 15th, such small moves have aroused public anger, especially the anger of the Trump administration, which will not go its own way and go all the way to the dark.
Trump's latest response is to put the brakes on Netanyahu and Israel-don't be shameless over and over again!
Neither Netanyahu nor Israel nor Hamas can afford to completely offend and anger Trump.