Netanyahu pledges to annex occupied Jordan Valley

[muriel_volestrangler]

6. Here's the map of what they're grabbing, and the gerrymander involved

Link to tweet

The salamander in the middle of it is Jericho; I'm guessing they don't want that amount of Arabs suddenly becoming Israeli citizens, so they get the West Berlin treatment. Or 'Bantustan', if you will.

The Israeli prime minister said on Tuesday that he planned to make the move, which would permanently seize up to one-third of the West Bank, after the election next week and hinted it may have been approved by Washington.

“I am waiting to do this in maximum coordination with [Donald] Trump,” he said in a speech broadcast live on Israeli television.
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“This map defines our eastern frontier. We haven’t had this kind of opportunity since the [1967] six-day war, and may not have it again for another 50 years.” His comment referred to the war in which Israel captured the land.
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J Street, a liberal pro-Israel lobby in the US, said Netanyahu’s annexation plan “would destroy Israeli democracy and constitute a flagrant violation of international law”.

Well, yes; they won't have such a right wing US government again for another 50 years.