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The State of Israel and the Annexation of the West Bank

While it may come as no surprise to you that this annexation, which officially began on the 1st of July 2020 but has since been revealed to be delayed until late July, is extremely bad news for the Palestinian populace, it may also come to be a surprise that this move is also politically bad for Israel, but before we can delve into why this may be an ill-thought out move on behalf of the Israeli nationalists, it is important to take a look at what the annexation actually means.

References

Introduction:

[1] https://www.hrw.org/world-report/2020/country-chapters/israel/palestine

[2] https://www.hrw.org/world-report/2020/country-chapters/israel/palestine

[3] https://indianexpress.com/article/world/world-leaders-oppose-israel-pm-netanyahus-plans-to-annex-parts-of-west-bank-6499714/

[4] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allon_Plan

[5] https://foreignpolicy.com/2020/07/06/annexation-israel-palestinians-west-bank-settlements/

[6] https://www.npr.org/2020/05/18/857728475/agreeing-on-almost-nothing-a-shaky-coalition-government-takes-office-in-israel

[7] https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-51709699

[8] https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/30/opinion/sunday/west-bank-israel-annex.html

[9] https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/former-world-leaders-warn-against-israeli-annexation-plan-1.8968871

thumbnail: Unconditional Playdate by Palestinian-Canadian artist Dalia el-Charbini (MEE/Umar Farooq)

What Does the Annexation Mean?

[1] https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/annexation

[2] https://books.google.com/books?id=JyAgn_dD43cC&pg=PT18

[3] https://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/modern-world-history-1918-to-1980/the-middle-east-1917-to-1973/palestine-1918-to-1948/

[4] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Nations_Security_Council_Resolution_478

[5] https://www.hrw.org/world-report/2020/country-chapters/israel/palestine

[6] http://www.cbs.gov.il/reader/shnaton/templ_shnaton_e.html?num_tab=st02_17&CYear=2016

[7] http://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/.premium-1.577997

[8] http://www.btselem.org/download/201306_area_c_report_eng.pdf

[9] https://doi.org/10.2307%2F2203016

[10] https://academic.oup.com/icon/article/4/3/540/646388

[11] http://www.ilo.org/public/english/standards/relm/ilc/ilc93/pdf/rep-i-ax.pdf

[12] https://web.archive.org/web/20150919170346/http://domino.un.org/unispal.nsf/3822b5e39951876a85256b6e0058a478/5aa254a1c8f8b1cb852560e50075d7d5

[13] http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/4714611.stm

[14] https://unyearbook.un.org/sites/unyearbook.un.org/files/2005%20Yearbook%20Express%20EN.pdf

[15] https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=-D9AxJlXz64C&pg=PA58&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q&f=false

[16] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israeli_law_in_the_West_Bank_settlements

[17] https://www.whitehouse.gov/peacetoprosperity/

[18] https://www.timesofisrael.com/settler-leaders-call-on-pm-to-oppose-trump-plan-even-at-the-cost-of-annexation/

[19] https://www.timesofisrael.com/settler-leaders-call-on-pm-to-oppose-trump-plan-even-at-the-cost-of-annexation/

[20] https://www.dw.com/en/trump-reveals-israeli-palestinian-peace-plan/a-52179629

Why is the Annexation of the West Bank a Bad Thing?

[1] https://www.hrw.org/world-report/2020/country-chapters/israel/palestine

[2] https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2019/05/israel-reinstates-gaza-fishing-zone-restrictions-190529075950506.html

[3] https://www.hrw.org/world-report/2020/country-chapters/israel/palestine

[4] https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/30/opinion/sunday/west-bank-israel-annex.html

[5] https://thehill.com/policy/international/498597-biden-says-he-opposes-israel-annexing-territory

[6] https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/06/democrats-rights-groups-warn-west-bank-annexation-200630211014602.html

[7] https://www.haaretz.com/us-news/.premium-house-democrats-draft-letter-addressed-to-netanyahu-warning-against-west-bank-annexa-1.8923873

[8] https://indianexpress.com/article/world/world-leaders-oppose-israel-pm-netanyahus-plans-to-annex-parts-of-west-bank-6499714/

[9] https://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/modern-world-history-1918-to-1980/the-middle-east-1917-to-1973/palestine-1918-to-1948/

[10] https://www.theelders.org/who-we-are

[11] https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/former-world-leaders-warn-against-israeli-annexation-plan-1.8968871

[12] https://indianexpress.com/article/world/world-leaders-oppose-israel-pm-netanyahus-plans-to-annex-parts-of-west-bank-6499714/

[13] https://web.archive.org/web/20100717094435/http://domino.un.org/UNISPAL.NSF/ga.htm

[14] https://web.archive.org/web/20100101150050/http://unispal.un.org/UNISPAL.NSF/0/025974039ACFB171852560DE00548BBE

[15] https://web.archive.org/web/20110103191021/http://unispal.un.org/UNISPAL.NSF/9a798adbf322aff38525617b006d88d7/7219f7fe733b856485256236005a4700?OpenDocument

[16] https://foreignpolicy.com/2020/07/06/annexation-israel-palestinians-west-bank-settlements/

[17] https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-47399541

[18] https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-44124556

[19] https://www.amnesty.org/en/countries/middle-east-and-north-africa/israel-and-occupied-palestinian-territories/report-israel-and-occupied-palestinian-territories/

[20] https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2019/10/israeli-forces-kill-palestinian-protester-gaza-wound-dozens-191004153620358.html

[21] https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/30/opinion/sunday/west-bank-israel-annex.html

[22] https://www.axios.com/jordanian-king-massive-conflict-israel-west-bank-bf82f6f2-f554-4afc-a467-435d4b1205ca.html

[23] https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/06/democrats-rights-groups-warn-west-bank-annexation-200630211014602.html

[24] https://www.jweekly.com/2020/07/02/annexation-would-fundamentally-change-the-american-jewish-communitys-relationship-with-israel-we-must-stop-it/

[25] https://www.jweekly.com/2020/06/11/aipac-tells-lawmakers-it-wont-push-back-if-they-criticize-west-bank-annexation/

[26] https://foreignpolicy.com/2020/07/06/annexation-israel-palestinians-west-bank-settlements/

2 replies on “The State of Israel and the Annexation of the West Bank”

Beautifully written and explained. Loved the detail and cross-references that helped sink in the severity of the situation.

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