The Israeli government has sent an inquiry to Washington over the planned annexation of the Jordan Valley and Israeli settlements in the West Bank following Trump Middle East advisor Jared Kushner's remarks to a US media outlet asking Tel Aviv to hold off on the matter, a senior member of Prime Minister Netanyahu's entourage has told Haaretz. An unnamed source said:
"I hope nothing's changed. It wasn't done in bad faith and we're inquiring about the matter. We have been working on this for three years, hundreds of hours, to bring the best agreement in Israel."The source noted that Trump's move to recognize the application of Israeli law to the Jordan Valley, the Northern Dead Sea, Judea and Samaria was "a huge thing" and an undeniable success for Israel.
Comment: Israel's hope is that the Palestinians 'take it' or 'leave it''. In fact, it is counting on a Palestinian exodus to pave the way for new Israeli settlements and tighter control.
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