Senior Prime Minister Entourage Addresses President Adviser's Statements That Sovereignty Will Not Apply Before Election • Senior Entourage: There Was a Misunderstanding with Americans

• Benjamin Netanyahu (right) and President Trump // Photo: IPA

The prime minister's retinue on Thursday from the visit to Washington and Moscow no longer pledges to apply Israeli sovereignty to the Judea and Samaria before the elections. This is contrary to the prime minister's assurance on Tuesday that the historic decision will be made "at the upcoming cabinet meeting."

A senior official in the PM's entourage claims that there is a misunderstanding between Israel and the White and that led to Netanyahu's breach of the promise. In a briefing to reporters accompanying the long trip, the senior official said that "the Trump program has dedicated hundreds of hours of work over the past three years. There have been lengthy discussions on every line and detail."

Netanyahu's plan for the century: "We made history" // Photo: From Netanyahu's Twitter account

Despite the close coordination with the Americans, the senior official explained, there was a misunderstanding about the process of approving the areas that would pass to Israel and the time when it would be done. "We were thinking of bringing it all in two beats, as the prime minister explained on Sunday. It was clear to us that there are areas on the map presented by the Americans that have no doubt about which Israeli law can be applied immediately.

We wanted to make that decision now. On the other areas that require a more accurate map drawing, we planned to decide later and in coordination with them. But the government wants only one decision to be made because it creates problems for them elsewhere. They do not want every time a decision is made to apply the law, the problems will reappear but rather to get a finished product. This was not done intentionally, ”explained a second party in Netanyahu's entourage.

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According to them, contacts with the US will continue in the near future to resolve the dispute. He refuses to say when the decision will be made to apply sovereignty, or if at all. "The issue clearly and this requires patience, we are working on it," said the senior official on the PM's plane.

In light of the turnaround, the senior official sought to concentrate on the positive aspects of the plan, saying that "the result is a huge achievement for Israel. In relation to previous policy plans, which proposed to leave Israel only a few percent of the Judea and Samaria Territories, the Century Deal" will transfer to Israel ten times more space. People from their homes. Who would have thought an American president would recognize that, "said the senior official.

The senior official's remarks came in the wake of the clear statement by President-in-law and son-in-law, Jared Kushner, that the sovereignty decision would not be taken before the election.