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Ahead of his meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday, over 200 Evangelical leaders are urging President Donald Trump to defend Israel's right to exercise "sovereignty over the biblical heartland" Judea and Samaria (known internationally as the West Bank).
The letter, organized by the Washington-based Christian conservative advocacy organization Family Research Council, was sent on Sunday as reports indicate that Netanyahu plans to raise the possibility of annexing parts of the West Bank, which has been occupied by Israel since 1967, despite Trump's stated opposition to such a move.
Titled " Standing with the Biblical Heart of Israel ," leaders say they are "deeply concerned" with "voices — even among allies — who urge policies" that they believe "wo