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Trump Says He Will Not Allow Israel To Annex The West Bank

Trump said he'd spoken to Netanyahu, but that he'd be firm in not allowing annexation, adding, “It's been enough. It's time to stop now.”

Washington: President Donald Trump vowed Thursday not to allow Israel to annex the occupied West Bank, offering strong assurances that he'd block a move that Arab leaders in the region have staunchly opposed. Asked about Israel officials suggesting in recent weeks that their government could move to seize control of at least some parts of the West Bank, Trump was blunt.

“I will not allow Israel to annex the West Bank,” he told reporters in the Oval Office while signing executive orders unrelated to foreign policy. “I will not allow it. It’s not going to ha

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