Friedman: US Ready to Recognize West Bank Annexation ‘Within Weeks’

- Friedman: US Ready to Recognize West Bank Annexation ‘Within Weeks’
by https://www.palestinechronicle.com/
Israel is expected to annex large parts of the occupied West Bank within the coming weeks, the US envoy to Israel said on Wednesday. US Ambassador David Friedman to Israel said that Washington would be “ready to recognize” the annexation of the Palestinian lands once the Israeli government had “declared sovereignty” over them.
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Earlier this year, the Trump administration revealed its long-anticipated ‘Deal of the Century’ plan to counter the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. The deal backs Israel’s annexation of more than a third of the occupied West Bank, including illegal settlements and the strategic Jordan Valley.
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Israel in February began mapping the areas it seeks to seize control of as part of the plan, and is expected to finish that mapping process in the coming weeks, Friedman told Israel Hayom.
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“The most important element is that the Israeli government must declare sovereignty. Israel needs first to declare it – and then we will be ready to recognize it,” Friedman said in an interview published on Wednesday.
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Israel’s government led by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is required to meet two conditions before Washington backs its annexation drive, one of which has already been met, the ambassador added.
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