Netanyahu: First vote in government vote to apply sovereignty in the territories
Following the presentation of the US government peace plan, which includes recognition of the settlement blocs, the prime minister announced that sovereignty in the Jordan Valley and Judea and Samaria will rise during the upcoming cabinet meeting. Mandelblit on the possibility of annexing during a transitional government: "We will look at things, I will not negate anything."
Netanyahu: First vote in government vote to apply sovereignty in the territories
Photo: Reuters, edited by Tal ReznikFollowing the unveiling of the Trump administration's peace plan, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced Tuesday (Tuesday) that the upcoming government meeting on Sunday will bring the decision to apply Israeli law in the settlements. In a briefing to reporters in Washington following the presentation of the century deal, Netanyahu said he would apply sovereignty to communities in Judea and Samaria and the military government be abolished.
"The Trump program is a historic breakthrough with huge achievements we have never received," he said. "Israel immediately receives American recognition of Israeli law on the Jordan Valley and the Northern Dead Sea, in all the communities in Judea and Samaria and extensive areas of Judea and Samaria, including land reserves that ensure continued settlement," he said. "The IDF will continue to control security throughout. The area is west of the Jordan, including in the territories that encompass all localities and access routes to them. "
Attorney General Avihai Mandelblit was asked tonight about the possibility of annexing territories during a transitional government. He said, "Let's look at things, I don't negate anything."
"Historical breakthrough." Netanyahu tonight (Photo: Reuters)
PM Benjamin Netanyahu during White House Plan January 28, 2020 (Photo: Reuters)
Netanyahu explained that the Israeli law will be implemented in two beats: "At a forthcoming meeting, we will approve the decision to apply Israeli law in the Jordan Valley, the Dead Sea and all the communities in Judea and Samaria. After working with Israel and coordinating with the United States, Israeli law will be applied to additional territories. The decision on Israeli law on the communities in Judea and Samaria will be annulled for the first time by the military government over civilians in Judea and Samaria.
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