Arabs in the West Bank clash with police over the proposed Israeli plan to annex Judea and Samaria. Violent demonstrations were held by Arabs ahead of the implementation of President Donald Trump’s Middle East peace plan.
A new poll shows a majority of Palestinians support a third intifada.
The poll, conducted in February by the Palestinian Center for Policy and Survey Research, found 64 percent of 1,270 Palestinian adults living across Judea, Samaria, and the Gaza Strip support a new intifada against Israel.
For its part, the U.S. has publicly supported Israel’s plans to move forward with annexation.
Prior to his recent trip to Israel, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said applying sovereignty over Judea and Samaria is “Israel’s decision,” a clear indication that the U.S. would support such a move.
Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas has warned of dire consequences if Israel proceeds with annexation. “If Israel annexes the Jordan Valley and parts of the West Bank, we will consider ourselves free of all previous agreements with Israel and America, and even consider withdrawing from the Oslo Accords,” Abbas said in a speech to Fatah leadership in Ramallah last week.
The PA rejected the American peace plan outright when Trump revealed it in January, even though it provides for a demilitarized Palestinian state in 70 percent of Judea and Samaria. (world Israel news)
