Defense Minister met with PM and said: The implications of every step should be examined • US Ambassador to US: "Sovereignty Will Freeze Peace"

• Defense Minister Benny Gantz // Photo: Elad Malka

Progress in the sovereignty process? Rep. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu presented Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu with his principles on the issue of applying sovereignty.

At a meeting held by the two near the Sabbath, Gantz emphasized that every form of annexation must be done after all aspects of such a step were examined. Gantz said that the scope of annexation would be much smaller than the 30 percent allowed by the Trump program.

Gantz added that the process must be conducted professionally after all the implications are examined. For example, according to Gantz, sovereignty cannot be applied in the Jordan Valley without clearly understanding the position of the Kingdom of Jordan on the issue. The defense minister also believes that Israel must have a clear position from the United States on the measure it is about to take. Another principle highlighted by a blue-and-white chairman is the preservation of the rights of Palestinian residents living in territories to which sovereignty is applied, so that their status is compared with that of Israelis. Although there appears to be some progress in the conversation on Friday, agreements between the two still seem far from over. Factors in the details surrounding Netanyahu say they are still waiting to accept Gantz's position on the issue of sovereignty.

Meanwhile, Israeli Ambassador to the United States, Ron Dramer, authored a special column in The Washington Post, in which he wrote that "" Expanding Israeli sovereignty to certain areas of Judea and Samaria will not, as many say, "destroy the two-state solution," but will shatter the The illusion of the two states, opening the door to a two-state solution for both peoples and removing the peace process from the stagnation it has been in for the past two decades. "

And in the Middle East itself, Lebanese television channel Al-Miyadin reported that Jordanian Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi, who was visiting in Ramallah, brought with him a message from Jordanian King Abdullah to Abu Mazen stating, "If Israel implements the annexation plan, Jordan will have difficulty in continuing the peace agreement Jewish nation".

It was also reported that Egyptian Foreign Minister Samah Shukhari was due to arrive in Ramallah but canceled his arrival at the last minute. According to the report, the cancellation of Shukari's arrival caused much disappointment and concern in Ramallah from Cairo's position on the annexation plan, and feared that the Egyptians would only suffice with declaratory condemnation.

Meanwhile, the sovereignty movement led by Judith Katzber and Nadia Matar will set up a protest tent this morning in front of the Prime Minister's Office.