Two settlement leaders, Ben Gvir call to annex West Bank after Trump victory

In the wake of Donald Trump’s victory in the US presidential election on Wednesday, two settler leaders called for Israel to annex the West Bank, describing Trump’s election as a new opportunity to expand Israeli sovereignty to the disputed territory. The demand was also backed by far-right National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir.

Israel Ganz, head of the Yesha Council umbrella organization of settlement municipalities, claimed annexing the West Bank would bring stability and “true peace” to the region, while Beit El Mayor Shai Alon echoed that sentiment and also said now was the time to “build widely and extensively” in the territory.

They also both called for an end to the sanctions imposed by the Biden administration on extremist settlers and illegal settlement outposts in the past year that have angered the settlement movement.  (Read More)