Israel’s annexation of the West Bank becomes a reality

For the first time, civilian supervision is recognized for the Jewish settlements in the occupied West Bank, but also for the management of many areas that concern the daily life of the Palestinians.

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Journalist at the World Service

By Baudouin Loos

Published on 9/03/2023 at 15:51
Reading time: 5 mins

Un event that may have been crucial in the history of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict took place on February 23 in Jerusalem, without the international community even noticing it: at the end of a long negotiation within the new Israeli government coalition, considerable powers for the management of the occupied territories have been transferred to Bezalel Smotrich, one of the most extremist ministers, who is also a settler himself.

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