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September 11, 2019

Palestinians Say Annexation of West Bank Would Be "Paramount to a War Crime"
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has vowed to annex nearly a
third of the occupied West Bank if he wins next week's snap election.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu: "Today I am announcing my intention
to apply, with the formation of the next government, Israeli sovereignty
on the Jordan Valley and northern Dead Sea."

Netanyahu's pledge was widely denounced by leaders in the region, in
part because it would crush hopes of an eventual Palestinian state.
Longtime Palestinian negotiator Saeb Erekat said the move would add to
Israel's long history of violating international law.

Saeb Erekat: "What Prime Minister Netanyahu said tonight about asking
his people for a mandate to allow that will enable him to annex the
Jordan Valley is paramount to a war crime. Annexation of occupied
territories is a war crime."



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