09/08/2025

After UAE Warning, Israel Backs off Talk of Annexing the West Bank

The Emiratis have warned publicly and privately the action would cross a red line

For weeks, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has been weighing formally annexing much or all of the occupied West Bank.

An annexation, widely viewed as a violation of international law, would inflame public opinion across the Arab world and threaten President Donald Trump’s first-term effort to broker peace between Israel and several of its neighbors. But it would give Netanyahu a boost with Israeli voters.

Now, an unusual message, delivered by a crucial Arab partner, is complicating his decision-making.

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