Netanyahu vows to retain every West Bank settlement

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu pledged Wednesday not to dismantle even the remotest Jewish settlement in the West Bank, in a message to settlers ahead of September’s general election. Israeli media had speculated that after US President Donald Trump handed Netanyahu valuable political prizes by recognising Jerusalem as Israel’s capital and its annexation of the Golan Heights, Trump might expect concessions in return when he finally unveils his long-awaited proposals for Israeli-Palestinian peace. “We shall not allow the dismantling of any settlement in any peace plan,” Netanyahu told an audience at the settlement of Revava in the Israeli-occupied West Bank.