Yesha Council: We will not agree to a Palestinian state, IDF intensifies …

Obstacle to implementation of the Trump deal: The Yesha Council reports a “sense of crisis” in a delegation in Washington with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. The delegation recently met with senior US officials – and expressed concern over Israel’s demand to recognize a Palestinian state. At the same time, the IDF is stepping up the Baka division – hours before the plan is unveiled. Of Trump at a press conference tonight (Tuesday). Meanwhile, Defense Minister Bennett and Chief of Staff Aviv Kochavi held a special status assessment in Judea and Samaria during which they received an up-to-date snapshot of what was happening in the sector, and the implications of the plan.

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The Ministry of Defense said that Minister Bennett directed the forces to prepare for a scenario of “immediate escalation following the presentation of the plan as well as the agitation of the area in the absence of cooperation from the Palestinian Authority”. He said, “The State of Israel is facing crucial days of establishing its permanent borders and applying sovereignty to Jewish settlement in Judea and Samaria.
I hear threats from the Palestinian side. Nothing further will deter us. “He added:” The defense establishment and the IDF are prepared for any scenario. The Israeli government should make decisions and not be deterred by threats. “

Earlier, the IDF spokesman stated that “in accordance with the assessment of the situation in the IDF on a continuous basis, it was decided to reinforce the Baka Division and the valleys in infantry forces.” In the Palestinian Authority, clashes with IDF forces have been called: Abu Mazen But he was furious at the plan.

PM Netanyahu met with senior Yesha Council leaders in Blair House, Washington, yesterday, and tried to check on their stance on the plan. Netanyahu refused to give them material details about the plan, nor whether he would annex territories in Judea and Samaria Before the election.

Yesha Council Chairman David Alhaini said today: “We are very disturbed. We cannot agree on a plan that would include the establishment of a Palestinian state that would pose a threat to the State of Israel and a great danger to the future.” “We declare that we will not allow the establishment of a Palestinian state even at the cost of giving up sovereignty in Judea, Samaria and the Jordan Valley.”

The chairman of the Yesha Council also said: “We demand that the prime minister and the Knesset members not accept a comprehensive agreement within which a Palestinian state can be established in any way.”

In a retelling here, Network B explained his position: “We came to Washington to strengthen the prime minister and congratulate Trump. But after we worked things out, we realized that the peace plan includes a Palestinian state. I am amazed that Netanyahu agrees to a Palestinian state in the territories of the US.”

Speaking to the News 12 on Thursday, Elhayneh made various statements. “Even if there is a statement about a Palestinian state, you have to look at half the full glass. We are going to get close to 26% -27% of the Judea and Samaria Territories, this is quite an area. Palestinian state? We should be sober, the Palestinians will never accept this plan. “.

Netanyahu tried to check the pulse: “A state without an army is still a state”?

During a meeting with Yesha Council leaders, Netanyahu tried to examine what their response would be to a Palestinian state in one form or another. During the meeting, he asked them: “Do you think a non-military state is still a state?” The council heads made it clear that establishing a de facto Palestinian state is not Consider them for them.

Netanyahu stressed to them that tonight, with the disclosure of the Trump administration’s plan details, big and historic things will happen and that this is an opportunity that will never come back. Meanwhile, from early morning, Samaria Regional Council head Yossi Dagan and his team are holding a series of meetings with evangelical leaders. Objective: To put pressure on Trump’s political lobby and strengthen the trend to contain sovereignty over Jewish settlement in Judea and Samaria.

Dagan conveyed to the Prime Minister that beyond opposition to the establishment of a Palestinian state, they are staunchly opposed to dividing localities within settlement blocs into non-bloc settlements, and what he calls “abandoning settlements as enclaves in the territory of a terror state”. Attendees at the Blair House meeting included Yesha Council President David Alayhani, Mayor of Binyamin Regional Council, Israel Gantz, Gush Etzion Regional Council, Shlomo Neeman, and Efrat Regional Council head Oded Revivi.

Gantz meets with Trump in the White House | Photo: Elad Malka
After the meeting, they officially announced: “We have come to strengthen the prime minister, stand to our right and bring the voice of the entire settlement to the White House clearly and sharply. We have refined to Netanyahu the important things for us: Israeli sovereignty, maintaining the integrity of the country, and continuing to develop the settlement. “The prime minister was attentive and made sure he did not deviate from his promises. In addition, the Prime Minister made it clear to them that, out of commitment to the President, he did not go into the details of the plan.
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