Netanyahu backs settler attacks in west bank, signals move to annex territory – Middle East Monitor

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday evening encouraged settlers to continue their attacks on Palestinian citizens in the occupied West Bank, while hinting at its imminent annexation under Israeli sovereignty.

Netanyahu made his remarks during a ceremony marking the approval of 17 new settlements in the West Bank, according to Israel’s Channel 7.

Speaking about the daily assaults carried out by settlers against Palestinians, he said: “The…