Israel Threatens West Bank Annexation if France, UK Recognize Palestine – The New Arab
May 28, 2025
Israel’s Strategic Affairs Minister Ron Dermer threatened France and the UK that Israel may seize parts of the occupied West Bank if they recognise a Palestinian state, according to Haaretz.
Dermer – who serves as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s right-hand man in Washington and leads the Gaza ceasefire negotiation team – told the French foreign minister that Israel could respond to the move by annexing parts of Area C and legalising settler outposts, a foreign diplomat told the Israeli newspaper.
The minister is understood to have made similar threats to UK Foreign Secretary David Lammy.
Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar has also made public statements vowing to take “unilateral actions” but refrained from issuing specific threats.
The UK and France have discussed recognising Palestine as soon as next month, when a UN conference on the two-state solution takes place in New York.
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