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Netanyahu undeterred on annexation

Israel's prime minister has dismissed the international outcry, counting on the US president and popular support at home.

Supporters of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu take part in a protest outside the Prime Minister's Residence, on the day when Netanyahu's corruption trial starts, in Jerusalem May 24, 2020. Heidi levine/Pool via REUTERS - RC23VG9YY1H7
Supporters of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu take part in a protest outside the prime minister's residence on the first day of Netanyahu's corruption trial, in Jerusalem, May 24, 2020. — Heidi levine/REUTERS

Netanyahu: Annexation is ‘top task’

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said this week that he will not miss a “historic opportunity" to extend Israeli sovereignty over settlements in parts of the occupied West Bank and Jordan Valley, considering it a “top task” of the unity government.

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