"I will not allow Israel to annex the West Bank. Nope, I will not allow it. It's not going to happen, Trump told reporters in the Oval Office, adding There's been enough. It's time to stop now. Trump made the comments as Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu was arriving in New York to deliver an address to the United Nations on Friday."
"Israeli settlements have grown in size and number since Israel captured the West Bank in the 1967 war. They stretch deep into the territory with a system of roads and other infrastructure under Israeli control, further slicing up the land. A widely condemned Israeli settlement plan known as the E1 project, which would bisect the occupied West Bank and cut it off from East Jerusalem, received final approval in August."
Donald Trump said he would not allow Israel to annex the West Bank, declaring the move would not happen and saying "There’s been enough. It's time to stop now." The comment was made as Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu arrived in New York to address the United Nations; Netanyahu's office said he would respond after returning to Israel. British, Arab and European officials engaged in intensive lobbying to prevent US recognition of West Bank settlements. Netanyahu faced domestic pressure from political allies to annex the territory. Israeli settlements have expanded since 1967, and the E1 project received final approval in August.
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