In an article published in this section under the heading "Annexation: both harmful and reversible", (21.07), Dennis Ross made two main claims: one, that Israel will pay a price for annexation and the other - that annexation is reversible.

Ross says the annexation will hurt, and I want to argue that the damage has already been done. He adds that the annexation is reversible, and I would like to argue that such a statement conveys that annexation may be harmful, but not terrible. It must be understood that the very debate over whether or not there will be an annexation creates a public awareness of the idea, and also sets a new basic threshold for any future solution that will be here. 

The "Other" laundry report, published a few days ago, reveals the tremendous weight of the washed-up discourse on the normalization and acceptance of the process of annexation. The report describes the steps that led to an idea that was on the sleepy fringes of Israeli politics becoming a political position The Israeli government, while hiding the negative meanings and consequences for the Palestinians, who are the immediate victims, and for Israel and its place in the democratic world. 

It should be understood that the reality today, after 53 years of occupation, is a reality of serious and ongoing human rights violations. The Israeli regime in the territories discriminates between blood and blood, allows Palestinians to be tortured, imprison their children, detain them in administrative detentions without trial and destroy their homes.

But unilateral annexation by legislation or a government decision will establish a regime that discriminates between people on an ethnic basis. Sovereignty will apply only to Israeli citizens living in the annexed areas, and the Palestinians will live in Bentostans, who have no political rights. Such a move of "annexation" would transform the State of Israel from a state that operates an occupation regime with characteristics of apartheid - to a distinct apartheid state. 

Thus it can be seen according to the "Other" report that the use of the laundered words "applying sovereignty" in the media surveyed increased by 3,425% between December 2019 and January 2020, while the mention of the term "apartheid" remained unchanged, and even decreased in part It should be noted that the publication of Trump's 'peace plan' is what encouraged the discourse that hides apartheid, and brought the washing process to a new climax.

According to Ross, supporters of the annexation want to take advantage of the moment thinking that annexed territory will set a basic threshold . determining this threshold causes a lot of damage, because it perpetuates Israeli public opinion into thinking that you can establish a Palestinian state without contiguous territory contrary to international law, while creating an apartheid regime.

Mossi Raz served as a member of Knesset Meretz and peace now Secretary-General served as Chairman of the Board and The director of "Life and Environment", the umbrella organization for environmentalists in Israel