"I will not allow Israel to annex the West Bank. Nope. I will not allow. It's not gonna happen, Trump said. Asked whether he had discussed his plans to block any Israeli annexation attempts with Netanyahu, Trump was noncommittal. Yeah, but I'm not gonna allow it. Whether I spoke to him or not, I'm not allowing Israel to annex the West Bank. There's been enough. It's time to stop now, OK? the US president said."
"Mouin Rabbani, an analyst and non-resident fellow at the Qatar-based Center for Conflict and Humanitarian Studies, said Trump's statement was a positive development, but he questioned whether the President would follow through. One attaches value to Trump's words at their own peril, Rabbani said. So the question now becomes, is he going to ensure that Israel does not annex the West Bank, and if it does, what will he do about it?"
US President Donald Trump declared that he will not allow Israel to annex the occupied West Bank. He made the remarks to reporters ahead of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's arrival in the United States for the United Nations General Assembly. Trump did not provide details about actions he would take to prevent annexation. Analysts questioned whether Trump would follow through, citing his capricious record. Mouin Rabbani called the statement a positive development but warned against relying on Trump's words and asked what concrete measures would follow. The comments create potential confrontation with Netanyahu's annexation-minded far-right government.
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