‘It’s not going to happen’: Trump says he won’t allow Israel to annex West Bank
In his first public comments on the matter, US President Donald Trump announced Thursday that he will not allow Israel to annex the West Bank.
“I will not allow Israel to annex the West Bank. It’s not going to happen,” Trump told reporters in the Oval Office when asked to confirm reports that he assured Arab and Muslim leaders of that stance during a multilateral meeting held Tuesday on the UN General Assembly sidelines.
Trump also stressed that he spoke with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu about the issue.
“I’m not allowing Israel to annex the West Bank,” Trump repeated. “There’s been enough. It’s time to stop now,” he said.
Trump made the comments as Netanyahu was arriving in New York to deliver an address to the United Nations on Friday.
