The biggest prize for Religious Zionism, which became the third largest party with 14 Knesset seats, is to seize control over affairs in the Occupied West Bank. Although past Israeli governments showed reluctance to annex the territory completely over concerns around backlash from the international community, Religious Zionism has no such fear.
Under International law, the West Bank is occupied, which means that the military of the occupying power oversees the territory.
Netanyahu has been accused of reneging on his deal with the Arab States by agreeing to the transfer of the civil administration. "Moving the civil administration in the West Bank from Israeli Ministry of Defence to the Ministry of Finance will be a 'soft annexation' of the WB & violation of the commitment Netanyahu gave the US & UAE to suspend his annexation plan," said Israeli journalist, Barak Ravid on Twitter. "It could harm the Israel-UAE peace treaty," Ravid added, referring to 2020 normalisation deal.
Under International law, the West Bank is occupied, which means that the military of the occupying power oversees the territory.
Netanyahu has been accused of reneging on his deal with the Arab States by agreeing to the transfer of the civil administration. "Moving the civil administration in the West Bank from Israeli Ministry of Defence to the Ministry of Finance will be a 'soft annexation' of the WB & violation of the commitment Netanyahu gave the US & UAE to suspend his annexation plan," said Israeli journalist, Barak Ravid on Twitter. "It could harm the Israel-UAE peace treaty," Ravid added, referring to 2020 normalisation deal.
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