Israeli ministers call for West Bank annexation after Western recognition of Palestine – Middle East Monitor

Several Israeli ministers have vowed to impose Israeli sovereignty over the occupied West Bank following the decision by Britain, Canada, and Australia to recognise Palestine as a state.

National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir called for immediate annexation of the West Bank, urging Israel to “completely crush” the Palestinian Authority. He said recognition of a Palestinian state by Western countries rewards “murderers” and requires a forceful Israeli…