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Annexation simmers, coronavirus rages and Netanyahus busy mulling an early election – Haaretz

| July 5, 2020

The silence with which July 1 passed, without the sovereign power annexing a single windblown West Bank hilltop and without the security cabinet holding even a symbolic meeting, was the epitome of an anticlimax.

Israel heading into annexation abyss without a safety net analysis – The Jerusalem Post

| July 5, 2020

Foreign Minister Gabi Ashkenazi (Blue and White) woke up on Wednesday morning unclear if the day would end with a dramatic announcement with regard to Israeli annexation of portions of the West Bank.He was blunt about his lack of information when Army Radio quizzed him about what to expect over the coming 12 hours.Could there be a declaration of sovereignty, the radio interviewer asked.I dont know, Ashkenazi replied. You should ask [Prime Minister Benjamin] Netanyahu.But you are Israels foreign minister, doesnt he update you?

‘The Palestinians got screwed. They are now a non-issue around the world’ – Haaretz

| July 5, 2020

Former Shin Bet security service chief Carmi Gillon doesnt mince words when describing the destruction he believes Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is wreaking in Israel. But theres a positive surprise, even though he thinks Netanyahu is the reason for all the awful things happening here, in every sphere. The fact that Bibi Netanyahu is a coward and doesnt make critical decisions in every situation, Hamas, Iran is sometimes for the good; for example, his ability to absorb damage from Gaza, says Gillon, who headed the Shin Bet in 1995 and 1996.


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