At a time when Israel and the United States are preparing to launch strikes on Iran (which may be wide strikes), we notice that Israel is taking very dangerous steps in the West Bank. The problem is that the West Bank does not receive enough media coverage, and many people do not care about what is happening there. This “distraction” and “blackout” give Israel a greater chance to move without pressure or monitoring.

Trump had spoken about an initiative for Gaza that does not include the “annexation of the West Bank,” but what is happening in practice is an American–Israeli agreement to annex the West Bank on the ground without using the word “annexation.”

But how? By expanding settlements, making plans to cut the Palestinians into separated areas, such as separating the north of the West Bank from the south, and preparing measures that completely change the reality.

In the middle of these difficult conditions, and with talk of a possible regional war, Israel is using the situation to impose a reality in the West Bank that makes it “effectively annexed,” whatever the names may be.

One of the most dangerous decisions taken by Israel is the cancellation of “Law 67”. This law prevented Palestinians from selling land, houses, and property to Israelis or Jews. Selling land to foreigners........

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