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In this video we’re going to explain why fears are heightened that Israel, with the backing of the United States, may pursue annexation of the West Bank, and what the major consequences might be.
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Sources:
Oslo Accords and division of West Bank:
https://www.cfr.org/backgrounder/who-governs-palestinians
Israeli settlements: violence and expansion:
https://www.crisisgroup.org/middle-east-north-africa/east-mediterranean-mena/israelpalestine/occupied-west-bank-curb-israeli
https://www.nrc.no/news/2025/january/escalation-in-the-west-bank-violations-surge-amid-fragile-ceasefire-in-gaza
https://www.ochaopt.org/content/west-bank-monthly-snapshot-casualties-property-damage-and-displacement-december-2024
ICJ ruling:
https://www.icj-cij.org/sites/default/files/case-related/186/186-20240719-pre-01-00-en.pdf
https://www.icj-cij.org/sites/default/files/case-related/186/186-20240719-sum-01-00-en.pdf
Netanyahu 2019 plan:
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/sep/10/netanyahu-vows-annex-large-parts-occupied-west-bank-trump
Trump 2020 plan and Abraham Accords:
https://commonslibrary.parliament.uk/research-briefings/cbp-8937/
https://lordslibrary.parliament.uk/abraham-accords-uk-government-policy/
Bezalel Smotrich on 2025 annexation:
https://www.timesofisrael.com/smotrich-says-trumps-victory-an-opportunity-to-apply-sovereignty-in-the-west-bank/
Rising fears of annexation:
https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/israels-settler-pressure-west-bank-villages-stirs-annexation-fears-2025-03-05/
Mike Huckabee comments:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cvgpgpj8kzwo
https://www.haaretz.com/us-news/2024-11-17/ty-article-magazine/.premium/mike-huckabee-in-his-own-words-what-he-thinks-about-israel-palestine-and-almighty-god/00000193-2629-d707-a9d3-7ebba9c50000
Annexation bill defeated:
https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/government-defeats-opposition-bill-to-apply-israeli-sovereignty-to-west-banks-jordan-valley/
Israel-Saudi tensions:
https://www.ft.com/content/be852fec-d1df-4131-9e3f-23b1a0897f5b
Smotrich opposition to Palestinian state:
https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/jun/24/israeli-far-right-minister-bezalel-smotrich-annex-west-bank
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/06/21/world/middleeast/israel-west-bank-netanyahu-bezalel-smotrich.html
