Top Israeli ministers called for annexing the West Bank, saying that the current moment “represents an opportunity” to make the explosively provocative move, Israeli media reported on Thursday.
“Ministers Katz and Levin have been working for many years to implement Israeli sovereignty in Judea and Samaria,” the offices of Justice Minister Yariv Levin and Defense Minister Israel Katz said in a joint statement, using an Israeli term for the West Bank.
“At this very moment, there is a moment of opportunity that must not be missed.”
The statement is issued in response to a Channel 14 article claiming that neither Katz nor Levin had issued instructions to prepare for annexation, which the statement termed “false.”
“This was expressed, among other things, in the work done by Minister Levin during President Trump’s first term, in which all the necessary things were prepared for the important move – from a proposal for resolutions to precise maps, and Defense Minister Katz led a series of unprecedented decisions to strengthen settlement and pave the way for Israeli sovereignty in Judea and Samaria,” the statement read.
The statement did not specify the basis for move, which would likely ignite worldwide anger and further isolate the Zionist entity diplomatically and economically.
It comes after a wave of Western countries have announced plans to recognize a Palestinian state in the territory.
Source: Israeli media
