From legal occupation to annexation, and how it’s viewed internationally - opinion
Since 1967, there has been a situation known internationally as temporary occupation, with legal recognition of the temporary legitimacy of the Israeli presence in the territories.
FOREIGN MINISTRY Director-General Alon Ushpiz (right) sits alongside Foreign Minister Eli Cohen at a ceremony at the Foreign Ministry in Jerusalem when Cohen was welcomed as the new minister.(photo credit: OLIVIER FITOUSSI/FLASH90)ByDANIEL CARMON