West Bank Annexation

Coalition support leads to Knesset voting down Betar Illit annexation bill

Israeli officials tell The Jerusalem Post the bill was a provocation intended to undermine the prime minister’s visit to the United States.

A general view shows the Israeli settlement of Beitar Illit in the West Bank April 7, 2019
US President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu hold a press conference after meeting at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago club in Palm Beach, Florida, US, December 29, 2025.

Trump, top advisers asked Netanyahu to change West Bank policy during meeting - report

Finance Minister Betzalel Smotrich and Mateh Binyamin Regional Council Head Israel Ganz at ceremony marking official transfer of Civil Administration service units to permanent civilian complex, December 23, 2025.

Smotrich urges Netanyahu to return from US ‘with de-facto sovereignty’ for West Bank

MK Tally Gotliv attends a Constitution, Law and Justice Committee meeting at the Knesset, in the Israeli parliament on October 27, 2025.

MK Tally Gotliv to replace ousted MK Edelstein in Foreign Affairs Defense Cm'tee


In lieu of annexation, settlers pressure PM to legalize outposts

According to the Left-wing activist group Peace Now, some 42 West Bank outposts have been built in the last eight years, 28 of which were built during US President Donald Trump’s administration.

Border Police officers at outpost near Yitzhar, August 12, 2020

Zionism is about a secure, Jewish, democratic Israel

A two-state solution may or may not be achievable in the near future, but closing the door on it to accommodate extreme annexationists’ whims might close the door on the kind of Zionism we uphold.

A MAN stands in front of Israeli troops near Ramallah on Friday, during a protest against Jewish settlements.

Sovereignty Movement calls for clarity ahead of UAE peace deal vote

The movement notes the long-term security ramifications of rights granted to the UAE to the Temple Mount, and a suspension or cancellation of plans for Israel to apply sovereignty in the West Bank.

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks United Arab Emirates (UAE) Foreign Minister Abdullah bin Zayed, Bahrain’s Foreign Minister Abdullatif Al Zayani and Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu prior to signing the Abraham Accords, normalizing relations between Israel and some of its Middle East nei

Litmus test for Israeli-Arab normalization comes as early as next week

There was a time when all Arab leaders would have been united in the concept that settlement building and peace-making could not go hand-in-hand.

The Israeli national flag flutters as apartments are seen in the background in the Israeli settlement of Efrat in the West Bank August 18, 2020.

Expert panel at 'Post' conference discusses sovereignty, UAE peace deal

“We must ensure that future generations won’t need to live side by side with a hostile entity in Judea and Samaria.”

Maj.-Gen. (ret.) Yitzhak "Jerry" Gershon, Blue and White MK Michal Cotler-Wunsh, and Prof. Eugene Kontorovich

Ex-deputy IDF chief to 'Post': Patience needed to deal with Palestinians

According to Vilnai, the most important goal is to separate from the Palestinians so that Israel will remain a Jewish and democratic state.

Former deputy IDF chief of staff Matan Vilnai is seen addressing The Jerusalem Post Annual Conference.

Sovereignty is a challenge and opportunity for the Right – opinion

The bond between the Right, the settlement movement, and the periphery is a solid one, yet not unbreakable.

SUPPORTERS OF Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu celebrate after the last election in March.

Liberman: The Right must rid itself of Netanyahu if it wants annexation

Netanyahu has often spoken of himself as the leader of the Right, but Liberman disputes that self-description.

Head of the Yisrael Beytenu Party, Avigdor Liberman, meets with heads of the Yesha council, in Judea and Samaria, on September 06, 2020.

Halting West Bank annexation resurrects the ‘67 line: 10 things to know

The absence of sovereignty has always placed a shadow of danger over the settlement enterprise.

A Palestinian woman walks past a mural against Israel's plan to annex parts of the Israeli-occupied West Bank, in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip July 14, 2020.

Right dismisses Netanyahu’s pledge to annex and not uproot settlements

“What is happening now in Judea and Samaria, is exactly the opposite of sovereignty. It is a lack of sovereignty,” said Gush Etzion Regional Council head Shlomo Na’aman.

An Israeli flag is seen at the Elon Moreh settlements, one of 15 pending enclave communities under the Trump plan.