'For the Israeli's left, the annexation would destroy the two-state solution and lead to a one state system that would endanger the Jewish identity of Israel with a discriminatory legal system for Palestinians.'
Thousands of Israeli demonstrators protested last Saturday in Tel Aviv against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's plan to annex parts of the West Bank. This is a step that Israel has always wanted despite the lack of international backing and the UN Security Council Resolution 242 calling for Israel’s withdrawal from territories it occupied in the Six-Day War in 1967.
For many regional observers, Saturday's demonstration carried significant weight. It not only depicted a changing discourse within the Israeli left — which has now begun to replace the word 'occupation' of Palestine with aparthied — but also displayed an urgency of keeping its 'alliance' with a section of Palestinians.
"The consequences and reactions depend on what Netanyahu is annexing, will he include all of the Jordan Valley area? Or only Maale Adumim settlement? And how will he go about it? The future of PA and relation with Israel has already been affected before implementing the plan," she added.that taking this step would create violence and urged Israel not to annex its settlements in the West Bank, including the Jordan Valley.with Turkey over a range of issues.
The UN resolutions, used as reference by the Palestinian Authority for a resolution of the Palestine-Israel conflict, call for an independent state of Palestine in the West Bank, east Jerusalem and the Gaza Strip.
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