US Support for Israel’s Annexation Plan Spells War: Analyst
- US Support for Israel’s Annexation Plan Spells War: Analyst
by https://www.presstv.com/
An American political expert has said that Washington’s unrelenting support for the Israeli policy of annexing Palestinian lands will culminate in a war in the Middle East and that the conflict could claim tens of thousands of American lives.
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Mark Dankof, a journalist and former US Senate candidate, made the remarks in a phone interview with Press TV on Friday while commenting on the Israeli annexation of Palestinian lands and the convention of a UN Security Council meeting to address the issue later this month.
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US President Donald Trump infuriated Palestinians in January, when he unveiled his much-delayed “deal of the century” during an event at the White House alongside Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
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The so-called “peace” plan — unanimously rejected by Palestinian groups — enshrines Jerusalem al-Quds as “Israel’s undivided capital” and allows the regime to annex settlements in the occupied West Bank and the Jordan Valley. The plan also denies the right of return for Palestinian refugees to their homeland, among other controversial terms.
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Palestinians have warned that they will prosecute Israel at international courts if it goes on with the plan, with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas saying the Palestinian Authority’s agreements with Israel and the United States will be “completely cancelled” if Israel annexes the occupied West Bank.
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“It really is amazing to look at this situation that’s going to be occurring on the 20th of May. We’re going to have the UN Security Council look at the Israeli annexation policies,” Dankof told Press TV on Friday.
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“The downside is, this is not really going to change anything in regard to what Israel is going to continue doing. why? Because the United States regardless of how compelling the evidence is, is going to continue supporting Israel at all costs, politically, economically and militarily if necessary. And any resolution that comes out of this UN Security Council that impacts Israel in an adverse way or forces them to comply with any semblance of international law is going to be vetoed by the United States,” he added.
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