The Takeaway: Danon: Israeli annexation decision ‘should be taken in next few weeks’
![Israeli ambassador to the United Nations Danny Danon speaks to the UN Security Council at the United Nations headquarters on February 11, 2020 in New York. - Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas on Tuesday told the UN Security Council that the world should reject President Donald Trump's Middle East plan, which he said would limit Palestinian sovereignty in a "Swiss cheese" deal. "We reject the Israeli-American plan," which "throws into question the legitimate rights of the Palestinians," Abbas said, brandish](/sites/default/files/styles/article_header/public/almpics/2020/07/GettyImages-1200155526.jpg/GettyImages-1200155526.jpg?h=a5ae579a&itok=cyRlyqSb)
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