The American ambassador and the response to the annexation of parts of the West Bank!!

Jerusalem Hadith

In an interview with the official Israeli radio "Kan", the US ambassador to Israel, Thomas Naides, said that his country will confront any attempt that the next government headed by Netanyahu might make to annex parts of the West Bank or the Jordan Valley in particular. This warning came after news circulated about the possible appointment of the head of a Jewish party steeped in extremism and racism, Itamar Ben Gvir, and his statements in which he said, "We were one step away from applying sovereignty in the West Bank." He also praised Rabbi Meir Kahane, founder of the racist "Kach" movement.

He added that he considers himself one of his students, and a banner was famous for him in one of the demonstrations, which read: "Death to the Arabs and expel the Arab enemy." It seems clear that these racist statements cannot be tolerated or ignored by any politician, regardless of his nationality or positions.

The issue of annexation is a big problem for Israel, not because of international positions, but rather because of the large Palestinian presence in the West Bank in all its cities and villages, which makes annexation a serious problem that extremist Jewish leaders are thinking about with all seriousness and fear.

And if the United States, as its ambassador says, will confront the annexation attempts, then the big question is what about the annexation of Jerusalem and the large settlement construction in it, and the non-stop Judaization efforts in the Old City and the various suburbs? Why does Washington not work to stop these plans, and why does it not support the Palestinian national existence and rights, which are threatened by annexation, and turn its verbal positions into actions?

Speaking of American positions, it should be noted that progressives won the congressional elections, who consider ending the Israeli occupation a political priority, and that the Palestinians have every right to get rid of the burden of apartheid under which they suffer. These positive positions prompted the “Israeli lobby” in AIPAC to spend tens of millions of dollars to confront these positions and defeat those in charge.

We appreciate the positive positions of these politicians, and we hope that they will turn into an influence in the American public policy, which is strongly biased towards supporting the occupying power.